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<p>In February 2017 the Government published its ‘Tackling Child Sexual Exploitation:
Progress Report’ and announced a £40m package of measures to tackle all forms of sexual
abuse and exploitation, including organised child sexual exploitation. The Progress
Report details delivery of the ambitious programme of work set out in the 2015 Tackling
Child Sexual Exploitation Report and signals a step change in our national response
to sexual violence against children and young people.</p><p>We are helping the police
to respond to changing demand and improving capacity and capability through the Police
Transformation Fund and with a £460m increase in overall funding 2018/19.</p><p>To
support the police to tackle organised sex-trafficking and other forms of modern slavery,
the Government has provided £8.5m of additional funding to the police in England and
Wales to provide bespoke and dedicated modern slavery capabilities. This police activity
is supported at a national level by the National Crime Agency who lead multiagency
operations to target key thematic slavery and trafficking threats including organised
sexual exploitation.</p><p>In addition, on 3 September 2018, the Home Secretary made
clear his personal commitment to tackling child sexual abuse and exploitation in all
its forms, demanding industry raise their response to the horrifying scale of online
child sexual abuse, and making clear there would be no ‘no-go areas’ of inquiry into
the offline grooming, abuse and exploitation of children.</p><p>The Home Secretary
announced additional investment in law enforcement capabilities; funding for prevention
work through Lucy Faithful Foundation; investment in new technology like the Child
Abuse Image Database, and; plans to lead concerted international action.</p>
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