Refurbish, Rename, and Relaunch

Firstly can I apologise for the abuse survivor site being down for a couple of months, but sometimes a spring clean is in order. I have rewritten most of the site to bring it up to date, and provide you with a much needed refurbishment and refresh. I hesitated when to choose as my relaunch
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How have Police Priorities changed on child abuse since 2015?

This is a rehash of a post that I wrote in 2015 about a complaint by three politicians, Boris Johnson, Nigel Lawson, and Edwina Currie, that the police were spending too much money on historic child abuse and not enough to keep the public safe from terrorism. Note carefully which political party they come from.
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Why is Scotland ahead of England in child abuse and care?

On the Jeremy Vine Radio 2 show this week was a discussion about the recent apology given by First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon to all the mothers and children who were separated, forcibly in some cases, shortly after birth, and given up for adoption, because the child had been born out of wedlock. It
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Is anonymity something solely reserved to Victims?

Curious as I am, I thought I would look up the latest arguments on anonymity, and re-consider my views on the subject. It is an argument advanced by those accused of sex offences against children. The alleged falsely accused think it is unfair that the victim of abuse should have anonymity whereas the alleged perpetrator
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Child Sexual Abuse – what makes it happen?

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse (IICSA) demonstrates the scope of child sex abuse in the past, but how does it begin? The IICSA has examined not only what happened but also how it happened. Peter Garsden, a Manchester-based abuse solicitor, discusses what grooming is and what to do if you feel a child
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Jimmy Savile Netflix Documentary – what do I think?

Because I am a child abuse lawyer, watching films about abuse is like a Busman’s Holiday, and I generally don’t do it. The release of Gary Glitter from custody started me thinking about Savile, so I watched the Netflix 2 part documentary the other night, and what a revelation it was. If you have not
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