[2024] UKUT 401 (AAC)

multiple sources of evidence showed D’s extreme reluctance to have any contact, even indirect contact, with her mother;

D’s disclosure was not made until she had established a relationship with a trusted professional outside the family (the foster carer);

D’s disclosure was not made until she had moved to what may fairly be considered a place of safety (foster carer’s home)

the evidence clearly described the painstaking way in which D slowly, reluctantly, and in apparent distress, disclosed details of the alleged sexual abuse;

D’s ABE interviews demonstrated her difficulty in verbalising the most intimate aspects of the alleged sexual abuse and her preference for explaining these matters with the aid of props.