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Tag Archives: child abuse
DFID sets aside £19.4 million – including child abuse cash
The UK’s Department for International Development is giving St Helena £1.2m of new money for safeguarding of children and adults. The announcement came as a team from the UK neared the end of two weeks on the island, investigating alleged failures to deal … Continue reading
Posted in Economy
Tagged budget, child abuse, Department for International Development, DfID, Saint Helena, St Helena
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Abuse: don’t drag down the good with the bad, says blogger
A robust defence of St Helena has been posted by ex-pat blogger Paul Tyson in response to a Daily Telegraph investigation into alleged mishandling of child abuse. In a piece titled Angry and Saddened, he says the good people in … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Culture, Media, News
Tagged child abuse, Paul Tyson, Saint Helena, sex abuse, St Helena, Two Years in the Atlantic
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Top barrister to investigate sex abuse ‘cover up’ claims
An alleged conspiracy to cover up a report on child abuse on St Helena and Ascension Island is to be investigated by the barrister who prosecuted the TV entertainer Rolf Harris. Sasha Wass QC is expected to travel to the … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged Ascension Island, child abuse, Lucy Faithfull Foundation, Saint Helena, Sasha Wass QC, sex abuse, St Helena
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Ascension case led to whistle-blower’s abuse claims
Police and social workers were unable to work together properly in the wake of findings about child abuse on St Helena and Ascension, a new document reveals. It also tells how a number of officials were suspended after St Helena’s … Continue reading
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Tagged child abuse, Lucy Faithfull Foundation, Saint Helena, Sasha Wass QC, sex abuse, St Helena
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April’s degree will help solve island’s social ills
University graduate April Lawrence will be returning to Half Tree Hollow in October 2013 with skills that could be used to tackle social problems on St Helena. She has been awarded a strong 2:1 degree in Sociology and Psychology by … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Education
Tagged child abuse, domestic violence, education, Saint Helena, social work, St Helena, university
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Money on offer to tackle sex crimes against children
Growing concern about sex offending on St Helena – especially against children – could lead to the island being given extra money to confront the issue. And a coded warning of a possible increase in attacks appears to be given … Continue reading