Q&A: Keoghs' Sarah Swan on how the Covid lockdown threatens an uptick in child abuse claims

Sarah Swan, Keoghs

Public Sector organisations are bracing themselves for future claims related to alleged failure to protect and failure to remove children from abusive environments during the Covid-19 lockdowns. Keoghs partner Sarah Swan spoke to Post about why abuse risk has increased during the disruption and what she predicts the impact will be on civil claim trends.

You have flagged that abuse has been on the rise during lockdown. What trends are you seeing?

Most types of abuse have risen during lockdown. Online abuse, family abuse, such as sexual, emotional and

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