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The Child Sexual Abuse Response Pathway

The Child Sexual Abuse Response Pathway sets out how to respond to concerns of child sexual abuse at key points through the multi-agency response. Throughout, it focuses on meeting the needs of children and their families

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How to respond

When you have concerns that a child is being or has been sexually abused

When a child tells you that they are being or have been sexually abused

When child sexual abuse images or online harms have been discovered

When someone comes to you with information that a child is being or has been sexually abused

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Supporting the child

Information on how you can support a child's emotional and physical health, education and relationships when there are concerns of sexual abuse

Children's social care

Information about how children's social care respond to concerns of child sexual abuse and how children can best be supported during this time

Criminal justice

Information about how the police and Crown Prosecution Service respond to concerns of child sexual abuse and how children can best be supported during this time

Family law

Infomation on the family law process when there are concerns of child sexual abuse and how children can best be supported during this time

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