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<p>The Home Office does not collect data on the number of cases of sexual offences
flagged as child abuse that have been investigated.</p><p>The Home Office collects
information on the number of crimes the police in England and Wales record and the
outcomes they assign to these crimes. The Home Office is clear that all crimes reported
to the police should be taken seriously, investigated and, where appropriate, taken
through the courts and met with tough sentences.</p><p>From the data the Home Office
receives, information can only be provided for certain sexual offences that identify
that the victim is aged under 18 by the name of the offence in statute, namely:</p><p>
Rape of a female child under 16</p><p> Rape of a female child under 13</p><p> Rape
of a male child under 16</p><p> Rape of a male child under 13</p><p> Sexual assault
on a female child under 13</p><p> Sexual assault on a male child under 13</p><p>
Sexual activity involving a child under 13</p><p> Sexual activity involving child
under 16</p><p> Sexual grooming (the victim must be under 16)</p><p> Abuse of position
of trust in a sexual nature (under 17)</p><p> Abuse of children through sexual exploitation</p><p>Data
for these offences by police force area are available in the police recorded crime
and outcomes open data available here:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables</p>
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