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How much is contact child sexual abuse really costing England and Wales?

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The Home Office has published its report about the economic and social cost of contact child sexual abuse (CSA). The report considers both the financial and non-financial costs relating to all children who began to experience contact sexual abuse, or who continued to experience contact sexual abuse, in England and Wales, in the year ending 31 March 2019. The total costs is estimated to be at least £10.1 billion (in 2018/19 prices). Furthermore, for each individual who experiences CSA, the cost is estimated to be £89,240.

Previous estimates of the cost of CSA put this cost at £3.2 billion in 2014. The Home Office previously considered that the cost for child sexual exploitation (CSE), a subset of CSA was estimated to be at £2.3 billion in the financial year 2015/16.

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Publication of IICSA’s Interim Report: 25 April 2018

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IICSA have announced the publication of its Interim Report on Thursday 25 April 2018, which will be available from 12:00 noon on the Inquiry’s website. Continue reading →

IICSA’s Second Report – Cambridge House, Knowl View and Rochdale

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Today IICSA published its report into Cambridge House, Knowl View and Rochdale.

The report is split into seven parts: Introduction, Cambridge House, Knowl View School, Police Investigations, Political Accountability, Other Institutions and Conclusions. Continue reading →

IICSA’s First Report

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On 1 March 2018 the IICSA published their first report following their case study into the Child Migration Programmes forming part of their investigation into Children Outside the UK. This report was awaited with interest not just because of its content but also because it is the first IICSA report and so its format and intent indicate the likely approach for other reports. Continue reading →

The current state of play – the IICSA Research and Analysis Project – Part two

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As part of the IICSA research programme a series of seminars have also been held in order to gather information and views about important topics within IICSA’s remit. Each seminar is led by a member of the Inquiry Counsel team and relevant stakeholders and victim and survivor groups are invited to participate.

The seminars held or planned are:

  • Criminal Injuries Compensation – this seminar relates to the accountability and reparations investigation. The first seminar, an introductory session, was held on 21 February 2017. During this seminar topics such as criminal compensation compared to the civil justice system were discussed along with the orders the courts can make. The aim of this seminar is to discuss and gather information in relation to:
    • the collaborative working in the criminal justice system and its role in responding to child sexual abuse
    • the risk of re-traumatisation of victims and survivors who are in contact with the criminal justice system and how this risk can be minimised
    • how the criminal justice system meets the needs of offenders who are victims and survivors of child sexual abuse
    • the support needs of victims and survivors in contact with the criminal justice system.

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The current state of play – the IICSA Research and Analysis Project – part one

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The IICSA Research and Analysis Project programme of work continues. In two blogs today we provide an update on the latest report published by the IICSA research team and on the seminar topics being considered by the IICSA, in order to gather information and views which will contribute to the investigations.

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Impacts of Child Sexual Abuse (“CSA”) on victims and survivors

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As noted last week, the IICSA held the second event in its research seminar series. It began with a presentation and discussion of a Rapid Evidence Assessment (“REA”) which had been completed by the IICSA’s Research Team into the impact of CSA on victims, their families and society as a whole. The aim of the REA was to draw conclusions from the body of the academic literature, and to identify areas of further research.

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Learning from jurisdictions overseas and IICSA research

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Much work has already been completed in jurisdictions outside of England & Wales about preventing and responding to child sexual abuse (“CSA”). Tomorrow (12 April) the IICSA is holding a seminar about best practice overseas to coincide with the publication of a report by the University of Central Lancashire on the same topic. The seminar will be held at the International Dispute Resolution Centre, London and is open to the public to attend.

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Sexual Abuse & Sexual Violence Awareness Week

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This week (6-12 February) is Sexual Abuse & Sexual Violence Awareness Week. The subject of abuse has certainly remained in the news over the past few days and a summary of some of the last week’s news topics shows how this is an issue which remains a challenge for many organisations. Ensuring safety of children now must be accompanied by regard for what has happened in the past and crucially what lessons can be learned for the future.

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IICSA further preliminary hearings

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Two more preliminary hearings have considered administrative matters relating to the Roman Catholic Church and the Children Overseas investigations. Comments made within these make it clear that the Inquiry diary for 2017 is in reality already full. A summary of the key information to date is as follows: Continue reading →