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Child protection record hailed

A record number of children have been protected from sexual abusers in the past year, according to new figures. The UK's leading child protection agency safeguarded 790 children in 2012/13, an increase of 85% on the previous year.

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Record number of children protected from abuse

A record number of children have been safeguarded from sexual abusers in the past year, new figures have shown.

The UK's leading child protection agency safeguarded 790 children in 2012/13, an increase of 85% on the previous year.

790 children have been safeguarded in the past year Credit: Edmond Terakopian/PA Wire

In the past 12 months, the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (Ceop) received 18,887 reports of abuse, 14% more than the previous year.

The growing availability of high-speed internet around the globe is likely to increase the threat to children, the organisation warned.

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