Child Protection Charity: Facebook’s Instagram Now Most Popular Platform for Grooming
Facebook-owned social network Instagram is reportedly the most popular platform for child grooming in the U.K.
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Govt Logs 1,200 Forced Marriage Cases in One Year, But ‘Full Scale’ Not Known
Nearly 1,200 forced marriage cases were logged by the government’s Forced Marriage Unit (FMU) last year, new data shows, with the body saying the number “may not reflect the full scale of the abuse.”
Child Grooming Offences Rise Five-Fold in 12 Months, Youngest Victim Two Years Old
There have been more than 6,000 grooming crimes recorded in the UK in less than five years, with numbers dramatically rising in the past 12 months, Home Office statistics reveal.
Campaigners Warn Reported Sex Crimes Against Children at Record High
Averaging at 177 cases a day, child sex crime allegations including rape and grooming are at a record high in the UK, the NSPCC has warned.
Campaigners Demand ‘Urgent Action’ as Child Sex Grooming Cases Rise 64 Per Cent in Just One Year
Campaigners have called for “urgent action” after government figures showed a 64 per cent rise in sexual grooming offences against children in just one year.
Girls Seeking Help for Forced Marriage at Record High, Just One Conviction
The number of children subjected to or fearing forced marriage being offered assistance by the UK’s leading children’s charity has hit a record level, new data has revealed.
UK Children Taught to ‘Respect’ Terrorists Who Kill over ‘Unfair’ Treatment
A new teaching aid telling primary school children that terrorists kill people because they believe they are treated “unfairly” has been slammed by education campaigners.
New Report: Child Sexual Abuse Prevalent in Areas with High Asian Populations
The majority of child sexual abuse cases are taking place in areas with significant Asian populations, a new report has found. Figures revealed by Freedom of Information requests lodged with every police force in England show that London, Manchester and West
Welcome to South Yorkshire, child rape capital of Britain
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has helpfully revealed with an FOI request that South Yorkshire is the child rape capital of Britain. South Yorkshire’s local police authority saw a 577 per cent rise in reported child sexual exploitation cases between
