Louise Casey's audit of group-based child sexual exploitation highlights 'mismatch' between case numbers recorded by police ...

The audit of the Louisiana Department of Children and Families Services' Child Welfare Division said vacant staff positions ...

The number of children on formal protection plans in England because of sexual abuse has fallen to its lowest level on record ...

The number of children on protection plans for child sexual abuse in England has hit a 30-year low, experts have warned. An “alarming decrease” in the identification of CSA by safeguarding ...

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