Lottie Andrews
Young mental health patients ‘at risk’ in child wards
Source: BBC News A safety investigation has warned that young people with complex mental health needs are being put at significant risk, by being placed on general children’s wards in…
How Tina Turner ‘broke the silence’ on domestic abuse
Source: BBC News When Tina Turner first spoke out about the violence she endured during her marriage to Ike Turner, it was an act of bravery to expose herself so…
Court papers show how killer parents won back their baby
Source: BBC News Key documents which led to a court agreeing to return a 10-month-old boy to his parents, who then murdered him, have been obtained by the BBC. Finley…
Police recruits with links to domestic abuse and sex offenders ‘still being appointed’
Source: The Guardian England and Wales watchdog says vetting processes inadequate in 13 cases over two-month period, despite overhaul. Police officers with links to organised crime, sex offenders and domestic…
Children’s commissioner: Pornography affecting 8-year-olds’ behaviour
Source: BBC News The behaviour of children as young as eight is being affected by them viewing pornography, the children’s commissioner for England has said. “Children are seeing pornography too…
E Jean Carroll: Jury finds Trump sexually abused writer in NY department store
Source: BBC News A jury in a civil case has found former President Donald Trump sexually abused a magazine columnist in a New York department store in the 1990s. But…
Safeguarding agencies failed Down’s Syndrome woman, 24, who was found starved to death in her filthy bedroom by her abusive mother after years of neglect, report finds
A young woman with Down’s Syndrome who was found starved to death by her mother after years of neglect was failed by safeguarding agencies, a damning report has found. Debbie Leitch,…
Ipswich ACYCLE project to support children seeking long term funding
Source: BBC News A club that aims to improve the outcomes and self-esteem of children has secured short-term funding after fears it would close last January. ACYCLE – African and…
Safeguarding jobs round up – May 5, 2023
Welcome to this week’s jobs round-up, where you can view some of the job vacancies currently available in the world of safeguarding. Below are a selection of jobs which will…
Whorlton Hall: Four guilty of ill-treating hospital patients
Source: BBC News Four carers have been found guilty of ill-treating patients at a secure hospital, following a BBC Panorama investigation. Nine former staff at Whorlton Hall, near Barnard Castle,…
