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Police chiefs warn social media ban is not a ‘standalone solution’

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The Independent UK · Jun 15

Record number of paedophiles arrested every month, police say

The Lucy Faithfull Foundation, which runs the Stop It Now helpline to stop paedophiles viewing child abuse images online, said there was a 20 per cent rise in people accessing its services in last year

The Independent UK · Mar 11

Police arresting 1,000 paedophile suspects in UK every month as online child abuse reaches critical level

National Crime Agency says the ‘threat is getting worse’

The Independent UK · Feb 17

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Online child sexual abuse surges by 26% in year as police say tech firms must act

Figures for England and Wales show there were 51,672 offences for child sexual exploitation and abuse online in 2024

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2025

Nearly 40,000 child-on-child sexual abuse offences recorded in one year

New analysis has been published of data from 44 police forces across England and Wales.

Evening Standard · Mar 12, 2025

Nearly half of perpetrators of group child sexual abuse are children, data shows

Assistant Chief Constable Becky Riggs, who is the UK lead for child protection, said officers are seeing ‘volatile’ and ‘aggressive’ behaviour.

Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2024

Parents should check under-18s’ phones for explicit images, says top police chief

Forces are facing a ‘tidal wave’ of online sex abuse cases involving children, new chief warns

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2024

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UK parents should check under-18s’ phones for nude photos, says police chief

Head of child protection says intimate images should be reported to tackle ‘tidal wave’ of online sexual abuse

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2024

Police reinvestigate stop-and-search where Asian man’s car window was smashed

A City of London Police probe has identified areas for ‘organisational and individual learning’.

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2022

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