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Prime Minister urged to tackle Violence Against Women and Girls

27 April 2023 / News

Rishi Sunak urged to back online Violence Against Women and Girls Code of Practice for big tech firms.
Child sexual abuse prosecutions and convictions roughly halve in 4 years

19 January 2022 / News

Our latest research finds child sexual abuse (CSA) prosecutions and convictions are falling and young people are facing increasingly long and distressing court delays.
Backlog of child sexual abuse cases rises by 70% during Covid

11 March 2022 / News

The backlog of child sexual abuse cases increased significantly during the pandemic, leaving thousands of young people waiting for a court date and unable to access therapeutic support.
Children face greater risk of domestic abuse during World Cup

18 November 2022 / News

We’re calling for the Government to deliver a Victims Bill that legislates for support services for children impacted by domestic abuse.
Introducing our inaugural gaming festival to help tackle child abuse

30 January 2024 / News

Our new ‘Game Safe’ festival takes place in February and features a range of workshops and an in-person esports safeguarding conference which covers child protection within the gaming industry.
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.
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 doubled over the last four years, new Government plans to regulate social media through the Online Safety Bill fall significantly short of tackling this issue.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
As child abuse image crimes increase, we’re calling on Ofcom and tech companies to take action

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.
NSPCC Northern Ireland response to the Department of Justice consultation on the Domestic Abuse Offence and Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme

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Our submission in response to the Department of Justice consultation on the Domestic Abuse Offence and Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme in May 2016.

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Prime Minister urged to tackle Violence Against Women and Girls

Child sexual abuse prosecutions and convictions roughly halve in 4 years

Backlog of child sexual abuse cases rises by 70% during Covid

Children face greater risk of domestic abuse during World Cup

Introducing our inaugural gaming festival to help tackle child abuse

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

Online child abuse crimes have doubled in recent years and more must be done to protect children online

Over 75% of people believe children are at significant risk of sexual abuse when using VR technology

Schools abuse helpline receives over 650 contacts as pupils urged to get in touch with concerns

We’re calling on the Prime Minister to take action on child sexual abuse following final IICSA report

Child abuse image crimes in the UK have risen - we urgently need a stronger Online Safety Bill

NSPCC Northern Ireland response to the consultation on Stopping Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse in Northern Ireland 2013-2020

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"

We’re calling for effective action in the Online Safety Bill as child abuse image crimes reach record levels

After receiving hundreds of contacts our Report Abuse in Education helpline will now stay open until the end of the year

Latest figures show NSPCC helpline has reached record levels of reports about child sexual exploitation and abuse

Our flagship conference shines a spotlight on peer-on-peer sexual abuse as reports increase significantly

There will be more than 3,500 online child abuse crimes every month the Online Safety Bill is delayed

As child abuse image crimes increase, we’re calling on Ofcom and tech companies to take action

NSPCC Northern Ireland response to the Department of Justice consultation on the Domestic Abuse Offence and Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme

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