England has seen its first conviction under the newly introduced Section 4B of the Public Order Act 1986, marking a significant step forward in tackling sex‑based harassment on public transport.

The Crime and Policing Act 2026 removes the three-year time limit for child sexual abuse civil claims in England and Wales. Our specialist solicitors explain what the reforms mean for survivors and how they may now be able to pursue justice through the civil courts.

Four men have been jailed for a series of serious sexual offences committed against a vulnerable child in Dewsbury and Ossett during the 1990s, following a long‑running investigation triggered by the survivor’s own courageous disclosure to police.

Survivors of child sexual exploitation were too often treated as offenders instead of victims. Explore Baroness Casey’s criticism of the government’s limited pardon scheme and the ongoing fight to overturn wrongful convictions linked to grooming and abuse.

A former children’s home manager who oversaw decades of abuse at Skircoat Lodge in Halifax has avoided prison due to his ill health, while his former assistant has received a 25‑year custodial sentence for her role in the offences.

A Glasgow man has been jailed for 10 years after abducting and raping a 14‑year‑old girl he groomed online, in a case described by the sentencing judge as “totally and utterly unacceptable”.

Three women have made allegations against the men they were paired with on Channel 4’s Married at First Sight (MAFS) UK. Two of the women say that they were raped, whilst the other alleges sexual misconduct by her onscreen husband. All three women say that Channel 4 failed to protect them.

This week, a former private school teacher has been convicted of tens of historic child sexual abuse offences committed against pupils at a school in East Sussex. Sadly, this is one of many cases we see in the media where a teacher has abused their position.