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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Alex Hern UK technology editor

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Child abuse image offences in uk have soared nspcc report shows - Caught on Camera

Child's hands on laptop keyboard
The head of the NSPCC called for tougher provisions in the online safety bill when it returns to parliament. Photograph: Jozef Polc/Alamy

Police have recorded a surge in child abuse image offences in the UK, with more than 30,000 reported in the most recent year, according to a report from the NSPCC.

That is an increase of more than 66% on figures from five years ago, when police forces across the country recorded 18,574 such offences.

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