National public awareness of child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSAE) in 2024 and 2025: FOI release

Information requested

"Has the Scottish Government ran a national public awareness campaign on child sexual abuse in 2024 and 2025, and if not could you explain why and provide documentation to back this up?"

Response

The Scottish Government supports a range of activity to increase national understanding and awareness of child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSAE), this includes support, in 2024, for the Crimestoppers/Fearless Sextortion campaign and funding for Child Protection Committees (CPCs) child sexual abuse campaign “What if you’re right”. In April 2025, Scottish Government published Parent Club resources on criminal exploitation to raise awareness of this issue with parents, and connect them to support. The resource highlights online safety and reinforces the key messages about the risks to children and how to get help.
Further information on Crimestoppers’ Fearless Campaign can be found on the Scottish Parliament Website Written question and answer S6W-36495

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