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Achieving Best Evidence interview
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Recorded interviews conducted with vulnerable or intimidated
witnesses (including children) planned and carried out in
accordance with the Achieving Best Evidence guidance.
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Achieving Best Evidence in Criminal Proceedings (2011)
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The 2011 version of the guidance on interviewing victims and
witnesses, including guidance on obtaining consent from and
conducting interviews with children.
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Administration of Children’s Homes Regulations 1951
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Regulations which governed the administration of children’s
homes from 1 September 1951.
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Barratt final report
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Report written in 2000 by John Barratt, who had been appointed
by Lambeth Council to examine the institutional response to
allegations of abuse made by a child against Steven Forrest. The
interim and part 1 reports published in 1999 focussed on the
child who made the allegations. The final report concerned a
more general evaluation of Lambeth Council’s child protection
practices.
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Care plans
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Detailed and live documents written for each child in care
explaining why a child is living where they are, eg in a
children’s home, and setting out what should happen while they
remain there.
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Care Standards Act 2000
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Legislation governing the administration of a variety of care
institutions, including children’s homes. It came into force in
April 2002 and superseded the Children’s Homes Regulations 1991.
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Chief executive
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Head of Council’s paid services who operates as the main link in
the governance structure between council members and officers.
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Child Protection Register
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Confidential list of all children in the local area who have
been identified as being at risk of significant harm.
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Child Sexual Abuse: Guidelines on Prosecuting Cases of
Child Sexual Abuse
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Crown Prosecution Service guidelines that set out the approach
that prosecutors should take when dealing with child sexual
abuse cases.
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Children Act 1989
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An Act reforming the law relating to children which allocates
duties to local authorities, courts, parents and other agencies
in the UK to ensure children are safeguarded and their welfare
is promoted.
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Children’s Homes Regulations 1991
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Regulations made under the Children Act 1989 applicable to the
conduct and administration of children’s homes from 14 October
1991. They were replaced by the Care Standards Act 2000 in April
2002.
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Clough report
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Independent report written by Richard Clough. It was
commissioned by Lambeth Council in February 1993 into the
circumstances in which John Carroll was retained as the head of
Angell Road children’s home after his Schedule 1 conviction was
disclosed (in 1986).
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Code of Practice for Victims of Crime
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Also referred to as the Victims’ Code. Issued by the Secretary
of State for Justice, it sets out the services that
organisations in England and Wales must provide to victims of
crime.
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Community Homes Regulations 1972
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Regulations governing the housing of children in community homes
which came into force on 1 April 1972. Superseded by the
Children’s Homes Regulations of 14 October 1991.
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Complainant
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A person who has made an allegation of child sexual abuse.
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Complex needs
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Two or more needs affecting a person’s physical, mental or
social well-being.
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Director of social services
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Head of the social services department of Lambeth Council.
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Evans report
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Report by Richard Evans and Elisabeth Ford published in
September 2000, titled Events and Circumstances Associated with
Changes to Services at a Home Providing Residential Respite Care
for Children with Disabilities. It focussed on events in
Chestnut Road, a specialist home for children with disabilities.
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First Morton report
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Report by Robert Morton written in 1988 for the Children’s Homes
Sub-Committee.
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Foster Placement (Children) Regulations 1991
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Legislation governing the placement of a child in foster care by
a local authority or voluntary organisation.
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Ground rules hearing
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Court hearing to plan and discuss adaptations to questioning
and/or the conduct of the hearing that may be necessary to
facilitate the evidence of a vulnerable person. It should take
place in the presence of the trial judge, advocates and any
intermediary who has been appointed.
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Harris report
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Report into allegations of the sharing of pornographic material
within the housing department at Lambeth Council.
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London Safeguarding Children Board Child Protection
Procedures
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Procedures that are regularly updated by the London Safeguarding
Board. They set out the requirements of how agencies and
individuals should work together to safeguard and promote the
welfare of children and young people.
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National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990
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Legislation imposing a duty on local authorities to carry out
assessments of people who appear to be in need of community care
services and to arrange packages of care.
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Operation Bell
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Metropolitan Police Service investigation running from 1992 to
1994. Investigated allegations of child sexual abuse arising
from South Vale Assessment Centre. It focussed on Leslie Paul
but also investigated allegations against LA-F4, LA-F5 and
LA-F8.
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Operation Care
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Investigation by Merseyside Police into allegations of child
sexual abuse in Merseyside children’s homes. It ran from July
1996 to September 2003. It was as a result of Operation Care
that John Carroll was convicted in relation to sexual abuse
against children in Lambeth Council’s care.
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Operation Middleton
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Metropolitan Police Service investigation running from 1998 to
2003. Investigation into alleged offences of abuse committed
against children in the care of Lambeth Council between 1974 and
1994. Charges were brought against Leslie Paul, LA-F14, WIlliam
Hook, Geoffrey Clarke and LA-F38.
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Operation Pragada
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Metropolitan Police Service investigation running from 1993 to
1994. Investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse and
creation of indecent images of children made by LA-G1 which came
to light as a result of Lambeth Council’s Harris report into the
housing directorate.
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Operation Trawler
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Metropolitan Police Service investigation set up in 1998 to
support Merseyside’s Operation Care investigation into John
Carroll. Changed into Operation Middleton.
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Operation Trinity
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Metropolitan Police Service investigation running from 2012 to
2015. Investigation set up as a result of further allegations of
child sexual abuse against children in Lambeth Council’s care.
Investigated Leslie Paul, LA-F8, John Hudson and LA-F41, and
expanded in scope as investigations progressed. Resulted in the
charging of Leslie Paul, Patrick Grant, LA-F8, June Entecott and
Brenda Ball.
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Operation Winter Key
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The current and ongoing Metropolitan Police Service
investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse.
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Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
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Legislation aimed at rehabilitating offenders when they have not
been reconvicted of any serious offence for periods of years. It
allows individuals the right not to disclose spent convictions
and cautions when applying for most jobs. When read with the
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975
there are particular jobs, including working for a local
authority and being exposed to children, where these exemptions
do not apply.
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Schedule One offender
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Term previously used to describe someone who had been convicted
of an offence of a violent or sexual nature. Now this term has
generally been replaced with ‘a person posing a risk to
children’.
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Sexual Offences Act 1956
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Legislation setting out offences relating to sexual abuse (until
May 2004). Set out the offences of indecent assault and buggery.
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Social Services Committee
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Committee set up by Lambeth in 1971 as required by the Social
Services Act 1970. It had the objective to provide social
support as necessary to sections of the community in need, such
as children’s services and services for older people.
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Tyra Henry public inquiry report
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Report published in 1987 of the public inquiry that investigated
the death of Tyra Henry, a child in Lambeth Council’s care. The
inquiry was chaired by Sir Stephen Sedley QC.
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Victims’ Code
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Short title for the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime,
described above.
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Vulnerable Witnesses: A Police Service Guide
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Guidance designed to assist police in supporting vulnerable or
intimidated witnesses to give them equal access to the criminal
justice system and provide them with an opportunity to give
their best evidence at any trial.
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Working Together Under the Children Act 1989 (1991)
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Statutory guidance published on inter-agency working under the
Children Act to promote the welfare of children.
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Zephyrine report
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The report of the Enquiry into South Vale Assessment Centre,
commissioned by Lambeth Council and published in January 1990.
It investigated allegations of racism, sexism and poor
management in South Vale. The panel was chaired by Edgar
Zephyrine.
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