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Cumberlege Commission
The Cumberlege Commission was an ecclesiastical commission chaired by Julia Cumberlege, Baroness Cumberlege, in 2006–2007. Its goal was to review the Catholic Church in England and Wales' policies in the prevention of child sexual abuse. The commission carried out its activities five years on from the independent review by Lord Nolan Michael Patrick Nolan, Baron Nolan, (10 September 1928 – 22 January 2007) was a judge in the United Kingdom, and from 1994 until 1997 was the first chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life. In the words of his obituary in ''The .... It published its report, ''Safeguarding with Confidence'', in July 2007. References Catholic Church sexual abuse scandals in the United Kingdom 2007 in the United Kingdom 2007 in Christianity {{catholicism-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Cumberlege, Baroness Cumberlege
Julia Frances Cumberlege, Baroness Cumberlege, ( Camm; born 27 January 1943) is a British Conservative Party politician and businesswoman. She was created a life peer on 18 May 1990 as Baroness Cumberlege, ''of Newick in the County of East Sussex''. Early life and education Daughter of Dr Lambert Ulrich Camm (né Kamm; d. 1997), of Appleton, Newick, East Sussex, general practitioner, the first medical officer for Plumpton Racecourse and formerly of the Indian Medical Service, and Mary Geraldine (née Russell), she was educated at the Convent of the Sacred Heart School, at Tunbridge Wells, Kent.Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 1, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 993Dod's Parliamentary Companion, 175th year, Dod's Parliamentary Companion Ltd, 2007, p. 620 Career After her marriage in 1961 and raising her three sons, Cumberlege served in local government as a justice of the peace for East Sussex from 1973 to 1985, and a member of East Sussex County Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Child Sexual Abuse
Child sexual abuse (CSA), also called child molestation, is a form of child abuse in which an adult or older adolescent uses a child for sexual stimulation. Forms of child sexual abuse include engaging in sexual activities with a child (whether by asking or pressuring, or by other means), indecent exposure (of the genitals, female nipples, etc.), child grooming, and child sexual exploitation, such as using a child to produce child pornography. Child sexual abuse can occur in a variety of settings, including home, school, or work (in places where child labor is common). Child marriage is one of the main forms of child sexual abuse; UNICEF has stated that child marriage "represents perhaps the most prevalent form of sexual abuse and exploitation of girls". The effects of child sexual abuse can include depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, complex post-traumatic stress disorder, propensity to further victimization in adulthood, and physical injury to the child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nolan Report (Catholic Church)
The Nolan Report is a report published in 2001 by Lord Nolan on the problem of clerical child abuse. In 2000, at the request of Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, he investigated the issue of paedophile priests and child protection in the Catholic Church in England and Wales. As a result of this report, the Catholic Church in England and Wales formed an agency called COPCA ( Catholic Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults) to centrally manage CRB (Criminal Records Bureau In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Ca ...) applications. His Vice-Chairman on the committee was a fellow Old Amplefordian, Sir Swinton Thomas. References {{SACC Catholic Church sexual abuse scandals in the United Kingdom 2001 documents 2001 in the United Kingdom 2001 in Chr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Scandals In The United Kingdom
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is the on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 In The United Kingdom
Events from the year 2007 in the United Kingdom. Incumbents *Monarch – Elizabeth II *Prime Minister **Tony Blair ( Labour) (until 27 June) **Gordon Brown ( Labour) (from 27 June) *Parliament – 54th Events January * 1 January – Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures airs starring Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith. * 3 January ** National Express coach accident: A National Express coach from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen, Scotland crashes on a slip road between the M4 and the M25, killing two people and injuring thirty-six others. On 4 January, in response, National Express withdraw all 12 of their Neoplan Skyliner double-decker coaches as a precaution. **'' Celebrity Big Brother 5'' is launched on Channel 4, with celebrities such as Jermaine Jackson, Dirk Benedict and Leo Sayer. * 5 January ** The England cricket team loses the fifth Ashes test in Sydney, Australia by 10 wickets, resulting in a 5–0 series whitewash, the first time this has oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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