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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Martyn Landi

NSPCC: Thousands of online child sex offences recorded during Safety Bill delay

PA Wire

The NSPCC has urged the Government to end delays around the Online Safety Bill, warning as many as 13,000 online child sex offences may have been recorded since it was delayed in July.

Basing its estimations on previous Home Office crime data, the charity published its warning on the day the Bill was due to return to Parliament before it was delayed again last week.

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