Office for National Statistics · Awarded contract
Awarded

Feasibility Study into Prevalence of Child Abuse in the UK

Awarded 04 Jul 2021

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Awarded04 Jul 2021
Value£59,920.00
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryResearch & Development
Ended 5y ago4mo term
Awarded 4 July 2021Expired 31 Oct 2021

Office for National Statistics awarded a contract to NatCen Social Research for a feasibility study to determine whether a survey could effectively measure the current prevalence of child abuse in the UK.

The study addresses the lack of a single source reporting the scale of child abuse and aims to improve statistics on how many children experience abuse.

The contract value was AUD 59,920.

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