A client of David Greenwood, head of our Child Abuse team, is encouraging police leaders to improve their treatment of child sexual abuse survivors. We support her proposals.

A man who groomed and abused a vulnerable teenager in care has had his prison sentence increased from 18 to 23 years by the Court of Appeal. The survivor, who was just 15 when she was coerced into a so-called marriage with Raja Zulqurnean, lived in a Bradford children’s home at the time.

On Wednesday, 1 October 2025, six men were charged with serious non-recent sexual offences against girls in Kirklees, West Yorkshire. The alleged offences are reported to have taken place between 1994 and 1998. All six individuals are due to appear before Kirklees Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 2 October.

The recent convictions of Mohammed Zahid and six other men for the rape and grooming of two girls in Rochdale, have once again exposed deep and disturbing failures by police and social services.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has published the findings of Operation Amazon, one of several investigations to examine how South Yorkshire Police responded to reports of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham between 2000 and 2012.

A man who groomed and raped two children in Rotherham between 2003 and 2004 has been jailed. Operation Stovewood praise victims that came forward, leading to his arrest.

A survivor of historical child abuse has been awarded £750,000 in compensation after seeking the advice of Switalskis' nationally recognised child abuse compensation team.

Between 1968 and 1991, pupils at Berrow Wood School in Worcestershire were subjected to widespread physical and sexual abuse by staff members. The abuse has since led to the conviction of nine former teachers and workers.