November 6, 2019
We are all our own worst enemy because we so often believe we will never be the victim of a false allegation. How could this happen, we are not doing anything wrong? FACT would be very rich if it had a pound for every time we have heard that. The second thing we hear is […]
September 9, 2019
This year’s Summer edition of FACT’s magazine is now available for download here. This issue is packed with news and there are reports from our Spring Conference and from our annual service of encouragement and support. It also includes articles on the ‘legal compensation scandal’ and Carl Beech (alias ‘Nick’). Daniel Janner QC was the […]
September 7, 2019
In 2009 Mark Barlow and Mark Newby delivered their seminal paper on challenging past historical allegations of abuse at a conference which brought together all sides in the Criminal Justice System. They are the guest speakers at our Autumn Conference and the title of their presentation will be “The last 10 years of historical abuse […]
August 17, 2019
Ros Burnett, an academic linked to the Oxford University Criminology Department has written an article for the Justice Gap on the issue of anonymity until charge for those accused of sexual offences. Leaks to the press about allegations of sexual offences have seriously damaged the reputations, careers and safety of many famous people. For every […]
August 11, 2019
The recent conviction of Carl Beech for perverting the course of justice has been long awaited, not only by the victims of his foul crime, but by the many, many others who have suffered the torture of being falsely accused of sexual abuse of children. The story of how his fabrications were swallowed hook line […]
July 17, 2019
Our Autumn Conference will be in Birmingham on 28th September 2019 starting at 10 am with the AGM followed by a presentation by our guest speakers Mark Newby (a solicitor) and Mark Barlow (a barrister). “In 2009 Mark Barlow and Mark Newby delivered their seminal paper on challenging past historical allegations of abuse at a […]
The following is an extract from an article about the potential harm to the wrongfully accused caused by the “compensation culture”. It was written by one of our members, Jeremy Dunning-Davies who also supplied the data in the graph. The whole article is available here. “One of the banes of our present-day society is the […]
July 16, 2019
The Westminster Commission on Miscarriages has been established by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Miscarriages of Justice (APPGMJ) with a brief to investigate the ability of the criminal justice system to identify and rectify miscarriages of justice. The commission will focus on the Crminal Cases Review Commission, (CCRC) which to many, both in the legal […]
May 19, 2019
At our Spring FACT Conference we were very privileged to have the first showing of the video “We Believe You”. This powerful film gives a voice to those who have been wrongly accused of sexual offences. The victims of wrongful allegations describe their experiences from arrest right to the devastation left in the aftermath of […]
May 7, 2019
By supporting people who are victims of false allegations FACT is involved in all the different aspects of how the lives of individuals are affected. We are in contact with people who have become homeless as a result of allegations including loss of their home due to funding their defence and other costs, being unable […]