Recent reports of alleged rape, sexual assault and harassment at the Army Foundation College in Harrogate have once again raised serious concerns in the media recently about the safety of young recruits and the responsibility of military institutions to protect those in their care.

One of the most distressing aspects of child sexual abuse cases is when offenders avoid facing justice altogether. A recent case highlighted by the BBC shows how an alleged and convicted abuser was able to leave the UK before standing trial or serving his sentences.

The recent case involving a junior doctor at Royal Stoke University Hospital highlights an important issue: what happens when someone reports sexual harassment or sexual abuse at work, but feels that the organisation responsible for protecting them has failed them?

ITV’s The Blame explores sexual abuse by a figure skating coach and abuse of power by police officers, highlighting the grooming, control and victim-blaming survivors can experience. Our specialist abuse solicitors explain the law around abuse by people in positions of trust, potential civil claims for compensation and when organisations may be legally responsible.

Switalskis’ are appealing for witnesses following the recent conviction of Dr Rolando Tayag who was a senior doctor at Maidstone Hospital.

This week, it was revealed that up to 98 child sexual exploitation investigations are currently under way in Birmingham, with six believed to involve groups of offenders. More than 140 children are known to be at risk of, or experiencing, child sexual exploitation in the city.

The Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs has announced the next phase of its work, confirming local investigations in Wales and Birmingham. These investigations will examine what happened, why children were not identified and protected, how institutions responded and what must change to prevent the same failures from being repeated.

Changes to automatic release arrangements come into effect from 1 October 2026. What do the new rules mean for survivors of child sexual exploitation, domestic abuse, stalking and sexual violence?