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77% of local authorities offer no specialist support for children who have experienced sexual abuse
15 May 2023 / News
We want the government to focus on funding for these services, as the Victims and Prisoners Bill goes through Parliament.
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Half a million children suffer abuse in the UK every year
21 April 2022 / News
New data and research released today paints a worrying picture of the abuse and neglect faced by children. Support children and help us end child abuse by getting involved in Childhood Day 2022.
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Thousands of young people speak to Childline about mental health and abuse during the pandemic
14 May 2021 / News
Nearly 90,000 counselling sessions were delivered in the last year by our Childline service to young people worried about mental health or abuse.
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Dedicated helpline for victims of abuse in schools
1 April 2021 / News
Our new dedicated helpline supports children and young people who have been victims of abuse at school, including non-recent abuse.
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Child sexual abuse victims face longer delays to get to court as waiting times surge
11 August 2022 / News
Waiting to get to court can be extremely distressing for young victims, yet our research shows court waiting times for child sexual abuse cases have surged by 43% in four years.
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Schools abuse helpline receives over 650 contacts as pupils urged to get in touch with concerns
6 September 2021 / News
Our specialised helpline works directly with the Department of Education to support children and young people who've experienced abuse at school. Whenever the abuse happened – we’re here to help.
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Child abuse image crimes in the UK have risen - we urgently need a stronger Online Safety Bill
3 December 2021 / News
Our latest research has found more than 100,000 child abuse image crimes were recorded by UK police forces over the last five years.
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We’re calling on the Prime Minister to take action on child sexual abuse following final IICSA report
3 December 2022 / News
We’ve brought together Leaders from more than 30 agencies and organisations to call on the Prime Minister and the Home Secretary to turn the findings and recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) into a national mission to prevent child sexual abuse.
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NSPCC Northern Ireland response to the consultation on Stopping Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse in Northern Ireland 2013-2020
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Our submission in response to the consultation on Stopping Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse in Northern Ireland 2013-2020.
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We’re calling for effective action in the Online Safety Bill as child abuse image crimes reach record levels
22 February 2023 / News
66% increase in child abuse image offences recorded by UK police in the past 5 years, our investigation has revealed.
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Rise in child sexual abuse image offences
1 March 2024 / News
There was a 25% increase in child abuse image offences recorded by UK police in 2022/23, compared to the previous year. We're urging tech companies and Ofcom to do more to keep children safe.
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Our flagship conference shines a spotlight on peer-on-peer sexual abuse as reports increase significantly
11 May 2022 / News
Reports to our Helpline about young people experiencing harmful sexual behaviour (HSB) increased significantly last year after an unheard-of number spoke out publicly about abuse in and around schools.
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There will be more than 3,500 online child abuse crimes every month the Online Safety Bill is delayed
5 August 2022 / News
A record number of child abuse offences took place online last year and it’s essential the next Prime Minister makes it a national priority to pass the Online Safety Bill.
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Latest figures show NSPCC helpline has reached record levels of reports about child sexual exploitation and abuse
22 November 2021 / News
Our NSPCC helpline has received on average 26 contacts a day from people concerned a child is being or has been sexually exploited and/or abused.
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After receiving hundreds of contacts our Report Abuse in Education helpline will now stay open until the end of the year
7 October 2021 / News
Our Report Abuse in Education helpline has received 721 contacts in six months.
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Online child abuse crimes have doubled in recent years and more must be done to protect children online
15 September 2021 / News
While online abuse crimes have surged by 78% over four years, new Government plans to regulate social media through the Online Safety Bill fall significantly short of tackling this issue.
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Over 75% of people believe children are at significant risk of sexual abuse when using VR technology
5 September 2023 / News
Our new research shows that children are at risk of experiencing sexual abuse and exploitation when using immersive technology such as VR headsets.
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NSPCC response to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) stakeholder consultation on the draft scope of "Child abuse and neglect: recognising, assessing and responding to abuse and neglect of children and young people"
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Our submission in response to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) stakeholder consultation on the draft scope of "Child abuse and neglect: recognising, assessing and responding to abuse and neglect of children and young people" in September 2013.
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NSPCC Cymru/Wales response to Welsh Women’s Aid/Welsh Government consultation on good practice on delivering whole education approaches to preventing violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence
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Our submission in response to Welsh Women’s Aid/Welsh Government consultation on good practice on delivering whole education approaches to preventing violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence in May 2015.
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NSPCC Scotland response to the statutory inquiry into the historical abuse of children in care in Scotland
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Our submission in response to the statutory inquiry into the historical abuse of children in care in Scotland in 2015.