Articles and Interviews

Issues surrounding child sexual abuse are regularly featured in the UK media. The Lucy Faithfull Foundation provides comment and advice to journalists and media proffesionals on these issues and we regularly feature in related articles.

Metrolpolitan Police lose track of 123 sex offenders
BBC News, 18 February 2012

Government announces child exploitation action plan
Channel 4 News, November 23, 2011

Dealing with sexually harmful behaviour in children
Community Care, October 24, 2011

Convictions for sex offences on children up 60% in six years
BBC News, September 2, 2011

Nursery worker pleads guilty to abuse
Channel 4, June7, 2011

This is not the way to keep us safe from offenders
Guardian, February 18, 2011

When is a sex offender not a risk
BBC News, February 16, 2011

Son "had no idea" he committed abuse
Radio 4, December 2, 2010

Yorkshire roll out Circles UK paedophile scheme
BBC Look North, November 15, 2010

How social workers can best help the partners of child abusers
Community Care,  October 24, 2010 

Mixed reactions after Pope Bendict says paedophilia is 'illness'  
The Times, September 16, 2010

Only patchy services available for young sex abusers
Community Care. August 10, 2010

Probation staff admit to serious failures over sex offenders
Guardian, June 23, 2010

Befirending paedophiles
BBC 5 Live, April 21, 2010

Courts rapped for giving 'too short' jail terms to paedophiles who offend online
Observer, March 26, 2010

Facebook fears after sex ofender logged on to murder
The Independant, March 9, 2010

Nine years jail for woman who abused schoolboy
The Northern Echo, February 27, 2010

Why would I want to sleep with a teacher?
Observer, December 2, 2009