Reports to Childline from kids who are being abused inside the family have tripled during lockdown
manchestereveningnews.co.ukhereIn the UK, there were 73,518 such offences recorded in 2019/20 – up 57 per cent in the same period.It represents almost 200 offences against children across the UK every day last year, with girls four times more likely than boys to be victims.The national figures suggest the most common age for children to be abused was 14 - there were more than 8,000 offences committed against 14-year-olds in the UK.The figures also reveal 12,374 sex crimes recorded against children under ten, while 449 offences were recorded against babies yet to reach their first birthday.The NSPCC said the figures – obtained from police forces via the Freedom of Information Act - show the need for national leadership in response and urged the Home Office to publish.
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