Rollout of child sex abuse campaign

Stop It Now! already has local pilot projects in England and Northern Ireland, but will now introduce three national managers for England, Wales and Scotland to roll out the project across the UK.

These national managers will be responsible for developing the campaign in their country. The campaign tries to prevent child sex abuse by talking to people about their concerns - whether about their own behaviour or someone else's.

A regional manager for Scotland was appointed in January. Work has just started on recruiting a manager for Wales and the campaign expects to start recruitment for an England manager in the next few weeks.

Tink Palmer, director of Stop It Now! UK and Ireland, said of the campaign: "The purpose is to raise awareness about sexual abuse and to enable people to be more proactive."

Other services provided by the organisation include training for professionals who work with children that have suffered sexual abuse and a helpline offering advice and support on the issue.

- www.stopitnow.org.uk.