In October 2022, child protection expert Prof Alexis Jay finished a seven-year inquiry into the countless ways children had been sexually abused in England and Wales. She had presided over hundreds of ...
Full Fact has found a widely-shared estimate that a million children have been victims is not reliable, but the true total remains unclear.
Long ago, when I was a new City Hall reporter in another state, crime statistics seemed to show a big single-year change. I ...
The national narrative around grooming gangs has focused on high-profile cases in Rochdale, Rotherham and other towns, where ...