Government vows systemic abuse at Medomsley must never happen again

New safeguarding panel to improve protections for children in custody

Part of wider Government reforms to bolster child safeguarding as part of Plan for Change

Speaking on behalf of the government, Minister Richards described the abuse as “a monstrous perversion of justice” and paid tribute to the courage of survivors and the tireless campaigning of MPs and families who have fought for justice over many years.

The apology follows a Prison and Probation Ombudsman report into the physical, sexual and psychological abuse many children suffered at Medomsley in the North East of England from the early 1960s until its closure in the late 1980s.

In a written statement to Parliament responding to the report, the Government ha

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