Exclusive: The Scandal of the British Army’s Child Soldiers

Almost a year ago, I turned my attention to the abuse of child recruits at the Army Foundation College in Harrogate. I teamed up with Children’s Rights International (CRIN) to pool resources and data. We were shocked by what we learnt.

My exclusive investigation reveals how 16-17.5-year-old children recruited into the British Army face disproportionate levels of bullying, physical and sexual violence, compared to their peers in mainstream education. Many of these children, as my story reveals, come from working-class backgrounds or have specific vulnerabilities, such as having spent time in care.

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