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<strong>Letter: </strong>A reader praises the Truth Project for acknowledging how she suffered at the hands of her abuser and the police who failed to protect her

I lived with the shame for years until the Truth Project let me tell my story, says playwright Patrick Sandford

Anyone who works with children who fails to report child sex abuse should be prosecuted, a major inquiry has recommended.

In its final report published last week, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse - set up in 2015 in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal, described the abuse of children as an epidemic.

<strong>Letters: </strong>Boarding schools have escaped real reform, says one victim of abuse, while <strong>Dr Bernard Gallagher</strong> calls out the austerity-driven crisis in child protection, and <strong>Emily Aklan</strong> calls for a ban on harmful handcuffing

The findings of a report have unearthed an "epidemic" of historic child sexual abuse cases in the UK, a Norfolk charity has revealed.

The findings of a report have unearthed an "epidemic" of historic child sexual abuse cases in the UK, a Norfolk charity has revealed.

The inquiry, launched after the Jimmy Savile scandal, took seven years - so what have we learned?

Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse today publishes its final report following seven years and 15 separate investigations

Independent inquiry for England and Wales set up in 2015 after Jimmy Savile and Rolf Harris scandals dogged by controversy