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Minister denies Musk pushed government into grooming gangs climbdown

The government announced a raft of new measures to address the grooming gangs scandal after rejecting a national inquiry

The Independent UK

Grooming inquiry timetable will bring ‘fundamental change’, say campaigners

Yvette Cooper said that the Government would lay out a clear timetable by Easter for implementing the recommendations in the IICSA’s final report.

Evening Standard

Survivors of sexual abuse have been failed for too long

Letters: Readers on the delay in implementing the recommendations of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse

The Guardian - UK

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Grooming, Shipman, Chilcot: for all the post-inquiry ‘never agains’, the default is inaction

Elon Musk’s pot stirring over child sex abuse gangs has renewed focus on the issue, but why was so little done after the IICSA report in 2022?

The Guardian - UK

UK officials urged to act ‘months ago’ on child sexual abuse inquiry’s demands

Campaigners claim no progress made with government on implementing recommendations until Elon Musk row

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on child sexual exploitation: concrete action must be the priority

Editorial: The response to the independent inquiry has been too slow. New policies to tackle all forms of abuse are needed urgently

The Guardian - UK

I worked on the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse – here’s what Elon Musk is missing

Elon Musk’s intervention into British politics has revived the debate about how the government responds to child sexual abuse, particularly by “grooming gangs”. While this is an important discussion, as a researcher of child sexual abuse I am concerned that Musk’s comments have done more to spread misconceptions and harm…

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OPINION - The last inquiry failed grooming gang victims — we need a full national inquiry

It’s easy to get sucked into the online fight between Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, and the British government over the rape gangs scandal. But it risks us losing sight of what really matters: the victims and their needs.

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage paid £189,000 for part-time job as ‘brand ambassador’ for gold bullion firm– as it happened

MP for Clacton declares payments on register of MPs’ interests after spending four hours a month working for gold bullion firm

The Guardian - UK

What did the child sexual abuse inquiry say about grooming gangs?

The £186.6 million inquiry, set up in 2015, looked at 15 areas scrutinising institutional responses to child sexual abuse.

The Independent UK

Chair of child sexual abuse inquiry calls for government to act

The Greater Manchester mayor pointed to an ongoing review into the scandal in Manchester which he launched after being elected in 2017, but said he would support a national inquiry if the government deemed one necessary

The Independent UK

The Observer view on calls for a national inquiry into child sexual abuse

The government’s most urgent priority is not to launch another review but to develop a societal strategy to tackle the crime

The Guardian - UK

Church must face up to Justin Welby’s damaging legacy

Letters: Readers respond to the archbishop of Canterbury’s final speech, for which he later apologised for causing ‘further distress’

The Guardian - UK

Do public inquiries work? What comes after Grenfell and other UK disasters

People involved in some of the UK’s highest-profile recent inquiries discuss what they achieved and what was left undone

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International Business Times UK

UK Child Activity Workers To Be 'Legally Obliged' To Report Child Sexual Abuse

UK's sex offense laws are going to be strengthened with stricter child sexual abuse law which makes it a punishable offence to hide any child sexual exploitation leading to prison term.

The Guardian - UK

Survivors criticise ‘abhorrent’ failure to act on child sexual abuse inquiry

Key recommendation of seven-year independent inquiry yet to be enacted more than 15 months on

The Independent UK

NSPCC blasts Government’s ‘piecemeal’ response a year on from major abuse report

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) published its final report exactly one year ago.

The Guardian - UK

Alexis Jay warns she will quit C of E safeguarding role if there is interference

Former chair of UK child sexual abuse inquiry has been asked to set up independent safeguarding model

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The Independent UK

Ex-sex abuse inquiry boss to lead work on Church of England safeguarding

Professor Alexis Jay vowed to withdraw from her role ‘if I detect any attempt to interfere with or to hinder my work’.

The Independent UK

Church of England to set up £150m fund for victims of church-related abuse

The Church of England has allocated £150 million in funding for a national redress scheme.

The Independent UK

Government response weak and at times disingenuous – abuse inquiry chairwoman

The panel said it fears action on its recommendations could be deferred indefinitely ‘for the sake of other political priorities’.

The Independent UK

Child sex abuse inquiry chair slams government’s ‘disappointing’ response to recommendations

Plans announced by Suella Braverman ‘will not provide the protection from sexual abuse that our children deserve’, Alexis Jay warns

The Independent UK

New compensation scheme to be introduced for child abuse victims - OLD

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), published last October, called for a fixed-term compensation scheme for victims.

The Conversation

Child sexual abuse: what the data tells us about perpetrators and victims

The government has announced plans to make it a crime not to report child abuse. As part of this, the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, has vowed to “stamp out” grooming gangs who perpetuate child exploitation. Ending child sexual abuse is of utmost importance. But comments by the home secretary, Suella…

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Sunak’s grooming crackdown: blunt tools will do more harm than good

Editorial: Child sexual abuse victims deserve more from ministers than divisive stereotypes and inflammatory language

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