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The National Association for People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC) says there has been a pronounced rise in child-on-child abuse - and data for group-based offending shows it is now more prevalent than incidents involving grooming gangs.
The "shocking" statistics show there has been a "fundamental shift" in offending, NAPAC chief executive Gabrielle Shaw told Sky News.
Latest child sexual abuse and exploitation crime figures from the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) for England and Wales show that, where age was recorded, 52% of all perpetrators were between the ages of 10-17.