Operation Beaconport is a national policing operation reviewing hundreds of previously closed investigations into group-based child sexual abuse and exploitation. Switalskis abuse solicitors look at what this means for victims and survivors.

The investigation into historic abuse at the former Coed Glas Assessment Centre in Abergavenny is continuing, with two more individuals now charged. The offences relate to child abuse and neglect that are alleged to have taken place at the former Children’s centre, which served as a temporary placement centre for vulnerable children.

A recent decision by a Bishop’s Disciplinary Tribunal has once again highlighted the serious and lasting impact of abuse within the Church.

Switalskis breaks down the newly announced statutory Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs—who will lead it, what powers it has, and what it could mean for survivors, accountability and future safeguarding.

More than 500 individuals have now contacted police as part of an investigation into alleged sexual abuse during armed forces medical examinations, with reports spanning almost five decades.

Recent BBC reporting on Fiona Goddard’s experience of seeking compensation after years of sexual abuse highlights a pattern we see repeatedly when supporting survivors child abuse.

The abuse that took place at Skircoat Lodge, a former children’s home in Halifax, has been a matter of serious public concern for many years. The home, which operated from the 1970s until its closure in 1995, has been linked to widespread and systemic abuse of children in care, much of which only came to light years later.

West Yorkshire Police have charged twelve people as part of a major investigation into non-recent child sexual abuse in Calderdale. The alleged offences took place between 2000 and 2004 and involved two female victims under the age of 16.