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Latest institutions to join the National Redress Scheme
This newsletter has been published in full from the National Redress Scheme. It includes an update on the latest institutions to join the National Redress Scheme. For more information or to find support services, go to the National Redress Scheme website or call 1800...
read moreLaw Week 2019: Hear more about the work of knowmore
To mark Law Week 2019 (May 13 - May 17), we’ve asked some of the lawyers from our legal team to explain the work of knowmore and what it is like to work here.
read morePope Francis – new directive to instruct compulsory reporting of abuse but not to authorities
Text reprinted from an article published in the New York Times. The source article can be found in full here. Thursday May 9, 2019, Pope Francis issued a papal 'law' obligating officials in the Roman Catholic Church worldwide to report cases of clergy sexual abuse —...
read moreHelping Support Survivors
knowmore is a free service providing legal advice and assistance, information and referral via a free advice line and face‑to‑face services in key locations, for survivors of institutional child sexual abuse. We have specialist counsellors/social workers to support people accessing our legal services.
