All news on the topic: Child protection

A teacher will die in jail for the murder and sexual abuse of his adopted baby son. Teacher Jamie Varley, 37, has been sentenced to a whole life order for the murder and sexual abuse of his adopted baby, Preston Davey.

Shabana Mahmood pledged to “track down the vile rapists” behind the grooming gang scandal as she announced £100m in funding for police investigations.

A child living in an illegal care home is being used by an organised crime gang. He may be moving drugs around the country, transporting weapons or laundering money through his bank account.

The aunt of a toddler who was murdered by her mother’s new boyfriend has called on MPs to stand up and "make change happen" when they debate a new law aimed at saving other children from abusive partners.

A former SNP council leader has been found guilty of multiple sex offences against young men.

Last summer, a woman was arrested at Gatwick Airport after she arrived from Nigeria with a very young baby girl.

The married man had been arrested and released by the police the next day.

Researchers say parent company Meta is failing to remove explicit images on the social media site

The NSPCC finds the surge in reports of child physical punishment alarming and calls for law reforms in England and Northern Ireland in line with rest of UK.