Michael Meacher in debate Cleveland child abuse inquiry

Title

Michael Meacher in debate Cleveland child abuse inquiry

Genre

Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

9 Jul 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:00:40

Description

Speech by Michael Meacher MP, in a Parliamentary debate on a Government inquiry in relation to the Cleveland child abuse scandal, where 121 cases of suspected child sexual abuse were diagnosed by Dr Marietta Higgs and Dr Geoffrey Wyatt, paediatricians at the Middlesbrough General Hospital.

Contributors

Michael Meacher

Keywords

Health services; Social services; Child abuse; Children in care; Public inquiries; Parents; Sexual abuse; Teeside; Middlesbrough; Cleveland; Marietta Higgs; Geoffrey Wyatt; Middlesbrough General Hospital; Cleveland child abuse scandal (1987)

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