NSPCC launches new campaign to tackle child sexual abuse

The NSPCC has launched a new campaign with the Home Office to tackle child sexual abuse after new data revealed that police recorded almost 87,000 sexual offences against children last year. The national children’s charity said that new research showed that child sexual abuse crimes had reached near-record levels during 2022-23, and they want...

Familial child sexual abuse to be probed by national review

A national safeguarding review has been launched into child sexual abuse within the family environment after a “concerning number” of cases. Safeguarding leaders launched the national review to examine cases in more depth and look at how practitioners and agencies could improve the identification, assessment and response to instances of child sexual abuse within...