The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman has embarked on an investigation into harm done to detainees at Medomsley Detention Centre in County Durham. My hope is that their findings lead to a wider possibly public inquiry into state sponsored violence against detainees between 1965 and 1995 in the country’s young offender institutions.

A new report by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC), has found a series of failings on behalf of the Metropolitan police in respect of Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE).

A woman who, as a child, was sexually exploited and raped more than 100 times has spoken to BBC Newsnight about the trauma that she experienced growing up in Rochdale.

The 5 – 11 February 2024 marks the 7th annual Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week.

Safer Internet Day takes place on Tuesday 6 February, has become a landmark event in the online safety calendar, asking us all to come “together for a better internet”.

Four former members of staff at Whorlton Hall, whose sentencing was delayed, have now been sentenced.

Image-based abuse can result in significant compensation being awarded, we look at some recent cases.

This update follows on from our last report on abuse at the Hesley Group homes including Fullerton House and Wilsic Hall that we published in January 2023.