'SOLICITORS are advertising in prison newspaper Inside Time for prison inmates to make compensation claims for abuse against former carers and teachers. Some of the claims involve allegations stretching back decades... They can net up to six-figure sums....
'Falsely Accused Carers and Teachers (FACT), a group that supports those subjected to dubious allegations, said the adverts were “absolutely deplorable”. George Jensen, a former headmaster and chairman of Fact, said: “This is tantamount to promoting allegations whether false or true and I don’t think that is acceptable..."
Despite previous concerns over false claims, inquiries into alleged abuse, sometimes decades old, still go on. Last week West Yorkshire police confirmed they have launched an investigation into allegations of abuse at a large number of care homes. The inquiry is the result of allegations made to a legal firm that advertises every month in Inside Time.'
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by Daniel Foggo, 24 January 2010