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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Sally Weale and Rachel Hall

Burnham urged to ‘end cycle of harm’ after scale of child-on-child sexual abuse revealed

A young girl sitting on the floor, looking through a window
An average of close to five sexual crimes against children aged 12 and younger were recorded by police every day in schools in England and Wales from 2021-25. Photograph: SanyaSM/Getty Images

A coalition of nearly 90 organisations has written to the prime minister calling for “decisive action” on violence against women and girls after a Guardian investigation revealed the scale of child-on-child sexual abuse in schools in England and Wales.

The groups urged Labour to redouble efforts to deliver on its manifesto promise to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) and “end this cycle of harm once and for all”.

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