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<p>Child sexual abuse is a reprehensible crime which this government is determined
to stamp out. We have been clear that if anyone has been a victim of child sexual
abuse, or knows of someone who has been a victim, then they should <br>report it to
the police so that it can be thoroughly investigated. The Home Office does not collate
statistics on the number of historic cases of child abuse being reported. The resourcing
for individual operations investigating child sexual abuse is an operational matter
for the relevant Chief Officer. <br><br>Operation Hydrant is the national policing
response to the oversight and co-ordination of all child abuse investigations concerning
persons of public prominence or those offences which took place historically in institutional
<br>settings. Overseen by the National Policing Lead for Child Protection and Abuse
Investigations, Operation Hydrant is responsible for the production of best practice
guidance for Senior Investigating Officers (SIOs) investigating <br>relevant allegations.<br><br>The
College of Policing has also produced Authorised Professional Practice (APP) for forces
on Managing complex child abuse investigations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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