Child Sex Abuse
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BBC drama highlights sexual exploitation issues
The BBC drama Three Girls has raised awareness around sexual grooming, the signs that children may be at risk and the techniques that abusers...
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Sexual abuse report finds lack of support for victims
A report on children’s experiences of seeking help and support after sexual abuse in the family environment has found barriers to accessing help has...
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Child sex offence recorded every 10 minutes
Numbers gained from the police by the NSPCC show that a child sex offence is recorded every 10 minutes in the UK, on average. These offences include r...
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Government changes statutory definition of child sexual exploitation
The Department for Education has updated Working Together to reflect changes to the statutory definition of child sexual exploitation. It com...
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Almost 80% rise in reports of child-on-child sex offences
Police figures have shown that the number of children committing sexual offences against other children has risen by 78% in three years. The figures w...
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Risk of online grooming through gaming
Children’s charities have warned of the risks of online grooming of children via games such as Minecraft – as a man is jailed for sexually groomin...
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UK-wide child sexual exploitation unit launched
NWG Network, a national charity dedicated to tackling child sexual exploitation, has launched a UK-wide child sexual exploitation unit. Announced by t...
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Failings found in Wigan child abuse case
A SCR into two children from Preston who suffered years of sexual and physical abuse has found numerous failings in how the victims were treated by Wi...
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