A further 15 men have been arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into historic child abuse offences in Rotherham, Operation Stovewood, which is being headed by the National Crime Agency.

In July 2019 after 7 weeks of hearings, countless witnesses and tens of thousands of pages of evidence the IICSA Anglican hearings came to an end. At that point all those following closely knew what had gone wrong and why.

The inquest into the death of Baby Wynter Andrews concluded yesterday, with the coroner stating that “obvious neglect” had contributed to Wynter’s death.

Our Child Abuse department is currently investigating abuse of children and young people placed in Stamford House Remand Centre on Goldhawk Road, Shepherd’s Bush, in the 1970s and 1980s.

This week is Action for Brain Injury Week 2020. This annual initiative is run by thebrain injury charity Headwayto raise awareness of the many ways that a brain injury can affect not only survivors, but also their family and friends.

On 21 September the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (“the Inquiry”) began its hearing which explores child sexual exploitation (“CSE”).

Wynter Sophia Andrews was born at Nottingham University Hospital Trust on 15th September 2019 but died very shortly after her birth.