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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Aine Fox

‘Urgent need for training to spot and act on sex abuse within families’

A review has found children are all too often ignored or disbelieved when it comes to sex abuse within families (Alamy/PA) -

A seven-year-old girl spoke about killing herself, and another aged 11 gave birth after being sexually abused by a family member, a national child safeguarding review has found.

The report, commissioned by an independent panel which looks into serious child safeguarding cases, said children are “all too often ignored or disbelieved” and risks posed by adult family members “frequently overlooked, misunderstood or minimised”.

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