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• Email leak reveals identities of sexual abuse victims in Northern Ireland

  23-05-2020 23:08
  
  Names and contact details of 250 abuse survivors have been exposed by the body which was set up to compensate themHundreds of victims of institutional sexual abuse in Northern Ireland have had their identities exposed in a damaging email leak.The names and emails of 250 abuse survivors were revealed in a monthly newsletter of the body set up to investigate their claims and compensate the victims. Continue reading...
  
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• Vulnerable children 'suffer alone' in UK lockdown with schools shut

  23-05-2020 18:05
  
  Charity says it has made sevenfold increase in child-protection referrals since coronavirus crisis beganCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA charity that supports disadvantaged state school pupils has reported a sevenfold increase in its child-protection referrals since the lockdown began. Practitioners from the charity, School Home Support (SHS), have been working throughout the crisis to maintain regular contact with families of the children they normally support
  
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• Urgent need for a complete overhaul of the social care system straightaway

  23-05-2020 09:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  Deaths in social care settings from coronavirus have demonstrated the urgent need for a complete overhaul of the care system straightaway, campaigners said. The Independent Care Group (ICG) says it is vital that reform of social care starts as soon as the danger of Covid-19 is over. It says a time-limited expert-led task force should […]
  
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