How could a new survey help us understand the scale and nature of child abuse? With concerns over increasing risks to children during lockdown, it's as important as ever that data is available on the current scale of child abuse in the UK, something that is currently unknown. Since publishing the first compendium of child abuse statistics for England and Wales, the Office for National Statistics has been exploring the feasibility of a survey to measure the current prevalence of child abuse in the UK. As consultation on the proposals gets underway, Sophie Sanders explains the research carried out so far and how your feedback is essential to supporting work to fill this critical evidence gap. | 
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