Category: Institutions | The Association of Child Abuse Lawyers

Police receive information from 105 victims in North Wales child abuse inquiry

An independent investigation set up to examine allegations of historic child abuse in North Wales has received information from 105 victims in just one month. Operation Pallial, led by Keith Bristow, director general of the National Crime Agency (NCA), is […]

December 18, 2012 Read More

Abuse lawyers win ground breaking case in local authority cover up

President of the Association of Child Abuse Lawyers, Stockport based Peter Garsden, has today welcomed a Court of Appeal ruling which he believes will have national implications for all local authorities defending child abuse compensation claims. It is a landmark […]

December 13, 2012 Read More

Yes, Newsnight screwed up, but let’s remember who the real victims are – and listen to them

Read this very graphic and meritorious article in the Independent by Owen Jones, which starts:- "In a rush to condemn the BBC it seems one of the most horrendous cases of child abuse is being overlooked. They were little children, […]

November 12, 2012 Read More

Paedophiles know more about children’s homes than the police, MPs warn

Paedophiles often know more about children’s care homes in their area than police because of data protection and human rights rules, a stark report on the system by MPs warns. This article from the Telegraph is just one of many […]

June 18, 2012 Read More