Child abuse in Camden Council childrens 'homes'?

NB Because of a request made to me via the commentabout@yahoo.co.uk email address, I have deleted most of the report.

http://www.mjsol.co.uk/resources/library/cases/child-abuse/london-borough-camden-2002/

A V THE LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN

25th October 2002
High Court of Justice, Queens Division

FACTS:-

The Claimant was born on the 18th July 1965. She was taken into care by the Defendant in January 1968 and returned to her mother in 1974. In 1977 her mother was committed to hospital and so she was again taken into care. Between the years of 1971 to 1975 and 1977 to 1982 she suffered physical and sexual abuse at two children’s homes for which the Defendant was responsible.

She brought an action against the Defendant. Her particulars of claim were served on the 9th July 2001 and an order was made on the 24th September 2002 for a split trial on the issue of limitation. The only issue to be tried at that hearing was under section 33 of the Limitation Act 1980. It was admitted in the pleadings that the primary period of limitation under section 11 of the Limitation Act 1980 and the secondary period under section 14 (three years from the date of knowledge) had expired.

There was no issue taken (for the purposes of the trial on limitation) on whether the Claimant had suffered abuse or that such abuse contributed materially to her mental state. Nonetheless the Defendant reserved its right to question the Claimant on those issues at any eventual trial on liability.