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Other notable cases · 1987 · 1980s

The Cleveland Child Abuse Crisis

In 1987 a paediatrician in Cleveland raised concerns about child sexual abuse, leading to a major safeguarding scandal in Middlesbrough. The subsequent inquiry reshaped child protection procedures across the UK.

This summary is written in our own words from published historical sources. Map locations are approximate. Every case in the archive is at least ten years old.