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IICSA published its final Report in October 2022. This website was last updated in January 2023.

3 The nature and effects of child sexual abuse

This section of the report explains what the Inquiry has learned about child sexual abuse and its effect on victims and survivors ‒ both during childhood and then later in adult life. It also sets out what is known about how widespread child sexual abuse is in England and Wales.

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