
Charity calls for more action to tackle online grooming crime
The NSPCC is calling for regulator OFCOM to be given the power to require firms to use technology to detect grooming and the sharing of child abuse images.
The NSPCC is calling for regulator OFCOM to be given the power to require firms to use technology to detect grooming and the sharing of child abuse images.
The four forces in the North East and Cumbria recorded 391 offences of sexual communication with a child in 2021/22, up from 271 in 2017/18 - a 44% increase.
A Freedom of Information request from the NSPCC to forces in the area revealed 1,390 cases of child cruelty recorded in 2021/22.