Lambeth child abuse inquiry: Green councillors support survivors in their call for unanswered questions to be addressed

"One of the most disappointing aspects of the report is that whilst it lists a lot of what happened and didn’t happen, it fails to ask any questions as to why. "Very few conclusions have been drawn, so, what was the point of the investigation?" -  Shirley Oaks Survivors Association ************************************************************************************ Green opposition councillors are …

Child abuse: Police “to assess” possible investigation of Lambeth council over boy who died in their care

The Metropolitan Police say they will assess a request from the Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse in Lambeth council-run children's homes asking them to consider whether or not there are grounds for a criminal investigation over a boy who died in their care. The Met are also encouraging "anyone who has been the victim …

Stuff in jars at the food market (plus ClaraFlora’s flowers) and there’s vinyl in Free the Gallery

Crystal Palace Food Market Haynes Lane SE19 Saturday 31st July 10-3pm We have two new stalls joining us this week. Ralph from Stuff in Jars makes chutneys, rubs, condiments, and more.  Drawing Loft will be bringing cards, pins & embroidered clothing with Hannah’s cute animal designs.  Plus Emilia from Return to Shashamane is back with her delicious vegan lunch. Music this …

Cyclist who knocked down pedestrian gets two years for causing bodily harm by wanton/furious driving – after being acquitted of manslaughter

A cyclist has been jailed for two years for going through a red light - and causing a collision that led to the death of a pedestrian. Peter McCombie, who was 72, died on 11 July 2020 as a result of injuries sustained when he was struck by the cyclist in Bow eight days earlier. …

LAMBETH COUNCIL FACE POLICE PROBE OVER BOY WHO DIED IN SHIRLEY OAKS CHILDREN’S HOME

With some exceptions, staff and councillors treated children in care "as if they were worthless" says utterly damning abuse inquiry report ******************************************************************************** Police are to be asked to probe the death of a boy in 1977 at the Shirley Oaks children's home run by Lambeth council. Lambeth council did not inform the coroner that the …

Children in the care of Lambeth Council subjected to decades of cruelty and sexual abuse, Inquiry report finds – the IICSA’s own press release on the report – IN FULL

Children in the care of Lambeth council were subjected to levels of cruelty and sexual abuse that are hard to comprehend, a new report by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has found. The Inquiry is calling for a criminal investigation to be considered into the handling of the case of a child who …

“CHILDREN’S INTERESTS WERE SECONDARY TO THOSE OF STAFF AND COUNCILLORS” – IICSA REPORT

Children in care became pawns in a toxic power game within Lambeth council and between the council and central government, says the report. This turmoil and failure to act to improve children’s social care continued into the 1990s and beyond. Despite a self‐styled ‘progressive’ political agenda, bullying, intimidation, racism and sexism thrived within Lambeth Council, …

“It is hard to comprehend the cruelty and sexual abuse inflicted on children in the care of Lambeth council over many years, by staff, by foster carers and their families, and by volunteers in residential settings” – IICSA report

It is hard to comprehend the cruelty and sexual abuse inflicted on children in the care of Lambeth council over many years, by staff, by foster carers and their families, and by volunteers in residential settings, says the executive summary which begins the IICSA report. With one or two exceptions, a succession of elected members …

The abusers – IICSA report:

Patrick Grant: Convicted in 2019 of eight counts of indecent assault on a boy under the age of 16, two of which concerned a child in Lambeth Council’s care. Sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment. Patrick Grant (1977 to 1985) 37. In May 1977, Temple was replaced at Shirley Oaks by Patrick Grant, who became officer …

Inquiry report – The homes: Shirley Oaks and South Vale were brutal places where violence and sexual assault were allowed to flourish. At Angell Road children under five were systematically exposed to sexual abuse.

Between 1965 and 1994, when most of its children’s homes closed, Lambeth council had 33 children’s homes.[1] Part B of the report focuses on the reality of life as a child in care in two of these homes – Shirley Oaks children’s home and South Vale assessment centre. ******************************************************************************** Far from being a sanctuary from …