Why do the survivors of Church of England abuse feel more angry towards Justin Welby the ex-Archbishop of Canterbury than John Smyth the evil abuser?

Whenever a big child abuse story comes into the media, my ears always pick up because it usually means that many survivors will be triggered into tragic memories of their abuse in childhood, and I am likely to be flooded with inquiries. As I listened to the headlines, I was intrigued that they centred not
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Is The Introduction of Mandatory Reporting Worthwhile or Just Some Election Showboating?

The campaign for the introduction of Mandatory Reporting (failure to report child abuse by those in the child care area either witnessed or reasonably suspected should be a criminal offence) is several years old, and has been brought in by a Tory Party which is approaching an election with polls not looking favourable for them.
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Is the Panorama programme about abuse at Scottish schools unique?

As I was thumbing through the TV Schedule last Thursday, to see if there was anything good on Freeview TV, instead of watching a film on catch up, I stumbled across the Panorama program about the appalling abuse committed at several schools by a man formally given the epithet “Edgar” by the Scottish Inquiry with
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Home Office Respond to Final Report of Independent Inquiry Into Child Sexual Abuse

Final Report The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (“IICSA”) published its final report with 20 Recommendations on 22nd October 2022. I commented on the report and the recommendations in a previous post here. The Inquiry opened in 2015. The report was the culmination of 725 witnesses during 325 days of public hearings, hearing from
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Home Office delay responding to IICSA Report

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) published its report on 22nd October 2022. The Report was comprehensive and insisted upon a response from government within 6 months ie before 22nd April 2023. With 2 days to go before the deadline, the Home Office have stated that they will not be able to reply
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