Research shows that child maltreatment is prevalent and impacts on the health and well-being of children in every society. This report presents for the first time international trend and prevalence data according to the NSPCC indicators utilised in the “How safe are our children” annual reports in order to compare England against other countries.

This report attempts to calculate the overall costs of child sexual abuse in the UK. It estimates that child sexual abuse cost £3.2bn in 2012. It uses research literature to calculate the number of victims who are affected by the different issues, and uses published current costs for the service provision. It sets out the assumptions that have been made, the costs that have been excluded from the calculations, and the limitations of the available data. ...

http://www.eif.org.uk/wp-conte...-global_June2017.pdf

Thank you Dawn. Staggering !

NSPCC Learning has published the annual ‘ How safe are our children?’ report which compiles and analyses data from across the UK to show the current child protection landscape. The 2020 report focuses on statistics relating to abuse perpetrated against adolescents and an overview of emerging data on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the safety of all children and young people in the UK. To read the report, click on the link .