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Two major national reports published today provide the most comprehensive picture yet of child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSAE) recorded by police across England and Wales in 2024. The National Analysis of Police-Recorded CSAE Crimes Report 2024 and the Group-Based Offending Report 2024 highlight both the breadth of CSAE and the unique challenges posed by organised, multi-offender networks.

The Vulnerability Knowledge and Practice Programme (VKPP), working as part of the National Centre for VAWG and Public Protection (NCVPP) within the College of Policing, are pleased to share the publication of ‘Practice Advice to Support the Writing of Individual Management Reviews (IMRs)’ — a resource developed in collaboration with policing review teams across England and Wales.

The Director of the National Centre for Violence Against Women and Girls and Public Protection, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Helen Millichap, responds to the publication of the National Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.

The NPCC MASH (Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub) Guiding Principles is a brand new document, developed to enable leaders from across partnerships, who have responsibility for MASH (or other safeguarding referral) functions, to  have a common understanding around “what does good look like”.

The Domestic Homicides and Suspected Victim Suicides 2022-2024 Report, released today, examining domestic abuse related deaths in England and Wales has shown the scale of domestic homicides, and for the second year in a row, suspected suicides following domestic abuse have overtaken the number of homicides involving current or previous partners.

Now in its second year, this annual report from the Vulnerability Knowledge and Practice Programme (VKPP) sets out publicly a clear, detailed picture of reported Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (CSAE) crimes across England and Wales.