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NSPCC Learning: Statistics Briefing About Neglect

Created: 06/03/2026
News/Events Category: Children and Families
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NSPCC Learning has published an updated statistics briefing on child neglect.

The briefing looks at data and statistics about child neglect in the UK to help professionals make evidence-based decisions, covering the scale of the issue and what data tells us about children who have been neglected.

Findings include:

  • The total number of police recorded child cruelty offences is increasing
  • That neglect is the most common form of abuse

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