Baroness Butler-Sloss, a former president of the Family Court, best known for the controversy surrounding her brief Chairmanship of the nation’s Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, is believed to have taken part in a debate in the House of Lords yesterday, urging the government to create a statutory framework for child sexual abuse investigations.
The discussion was set to focus on abuse alleged to have taken place in the distant past, or ‘historic abuse’ as some Lords continue to call it, however Researching Reform refuses to use this term as we are aware that survivors and victims of child sexual abuse find it particularly upsetting and not reflective of the day to day reality of living with abuse long after it has happened.
The debate itself was proposed by Lord Lexden, a Conservative peer, and was scheduled to include:
- Lord Paddick (Liberal Democrat), former deputy assistant commissioner for the Metropolitan Police
- Lord Tunnicliffe (Labour), opposition deputy chief whip
- Lord Cormack (Conservative), member of the EU Home Affairs Committee and former MP
Lord Keen of Elie (Conservative), Home Office spokesperson, was nominated to respond on behalf of the government. No transcript appears to be available just yet, but when we spot one we’ll update the post.
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The problem is that if a child reports abuse by fosterers or social workers to parents at contact the report is not only disregarded but contact is stopped immediately and any reports m
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As the LA Barrister told me – with a grin from ear to ear- “Do not be stupid. the state care agents do not take themselves to court on rape and abuse”
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I was told prior to a LAC by a so called independent Social Services Board worker keep quiet about your child being ‘hit’ or you won’t get your child back!
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made by parents to police subsequently are ignored and parents cannot even make a statement.
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We’ll have to wait and see if these worthy folk will produce something of merit.
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I won’t have to wait because I already know nothing good will happen. the Regime is too arrogant and sinister to ever do anything decent or upright. Been so since 1066(6) AD.
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Baroness Butler Sloss supposedly put an end to Reflex anal dilatation in regards to sexual abuse, but it still carried on in Jimmy’s- Leeds Hospital- on the quiet.
Its a shame all people of UK could not hear the screams of the children during the proceedure. What it really was/is was anal rape of children. Baroness Butler Sloss knew the damage it did to the Cleveland children .
Shame the files were destroyed. But the recordings live on in certain homes as proof. One day all will come to light.
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OMG they did that to my child I have it in black and white nothing found! I reported the doctor to the GMC and they white washed it of course.
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