Government publishes new strategy to protect children from sexual abuse
The Home Secretary has published a new national strategy to protect children from all forms of child sexual abuse.
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Tackling Child Sexual Abuse Strategysets out how the Government will use new legislation and enhanced technology to stop offenders. This includes investing in the UK s Child Abuse Image Database to identify and catch more offenders more quickly – for example, by using new tools to speed up police investigations and protect officers wellbeing by avoiding them being repeatedly exposed to indecent images.
The strategy is based on the following three objectives: