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Support Matters 2025
We have published Support Matters 2025 – our latest comprehensive study on the current landscape of service provision in response to child sexual abuse in England & Wales.
In our new report, we found that services providing vital support to victims of child sexual abuse are at a critical point, with almost two thirds struggling to maintain their capacity and meet demand. Find out more in the full report.
Communicating with children guide: 2025 update
We have updated our essential Communicating with children guide, to help professionals learn how to listen to and understand all children when concerned about sexual abuse.
The Communicating with children guide gives everyone who works with children accessible guidance on talking with children about child sexual abuse. Our latest version of the guide provides new guidance on how to support children with a variety of different communication needs so professionals can provide all children with the opportunity to communicate about what happened to them.
What you need to know about child sexual abuse
Sadly, child sexual abuse is a very common form of harm. We estimate that 1 in 10 children are sexually abused by the age of 16 in England and Wales. To identify, respond to and prevent this abuse, we need to have a good understanding of the essential facts about it.
What you need to know about child sexual abuse is our accessible new overview introducing the topic of child sexual abuse, helping readers build an informed understanding of; what we know about the scale and nature of abuse, how to identify and respond to abuse, its impact, and what we can do to help children, adults and families recover and move forward.
Child sexual abuse in 2023/24: Trends in official data
Our latest annual Trends in official data report collates of the latest data across local authorities, policing, criminal justice, sexual assault referral centres and, for the first time, data on what happens following convictions of child sexual abuse offences, to explore how child sexual abuse is being identified and responded to in England and Wales in 2023/24.
The new analysis shows that the number of people charged and convicted following child sexual abuse offences both increased, yet the number of children with a protection plan for sexual abuse in England fell to it’s lowest level in thirty years – making up just 3.5% of all new plans in 2023/24. Read all the trends in the report below.
Funding and commissioning child sexual abuse services
We’ve released our new Funding and commissioning child sexual abuse services guide. It is is designed to build understanding of where and how to address these gaps in provision. In four parts, the resource signposts each stage of the commissioning cycle: analysing local need for support, planning targeted interventions, delivering effective support services, and rigorously reviewing outcomes.
It is designed for funders and commissioners across a wide range of local, regional and national arrangements, including Police and Crime Commissioners, local authorities, NHS England and Wales and Integrated Care Boards, the guide offers a structured approach to developing and improving support provision.
Read our blog

22 May 2025
‘There is no more meat on the bone’ – reflections from our research into child sexual abuse support provision

20 Jun 2024
Artificially generated child sexual abuse images: Understanding and responding to concerns

22 Feb 2024
Setting the story straight on Cleveland

04 Jan 2024
Keeping child sexual abuse on the agenda
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