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<p>We are working to build the national picture of the nature and scale of child sexual
exploitation by organised groups. Child sexual abuse and exploitation are under-reported
crimes, which means it is challenging to develop accurate assessment of the number
of victims. However, best estimations in-dicate that approximately 5-15% of children
have experienced child sexual abuse in their lifetime.</p><p>We have introduced new
requirements for the police to record information re-lating to these offences which,
along with the establishment of a new na-tional Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual
Abuse, will help us to build a more informed picture of the scale of these crimes
and the best ways to tackle and prevent them in the future.</p>
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