The number of child protection plans for child sexual abuse fell by six per cent in in 2020/21, following a 12 per cent reduction the previous year, according to the Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse (CSA Centre).
This is equivalent to 500 fewer children aged under 18 placed on a child protection plan due to sexual abuse than two years earlier, it adds.
Just one twentieth of children referred to children’s services over concerns about child sexual abuse or exploitation have been placed on a child protection plan citing the issues, according to the Child sexual abuse in 2020/21: Trends in official data report.
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