We know the impact of child sexual abuse can be long term and for some life-long.

We’re asking the government to establish Child Protection Authorities (CPA) in England and Wales – one of the 20 recommendations made by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), published in October 2022.

The role of the CPA should be to:

• improve minimum standards for child protection by institutions, including statutory agencies
• provide advice to government in relation to policy and reform to improve child protection, including through the publication of regular reports to Parliament and making recommendations to government
• to inspect and enforce standards in institutions as it considers necessary.

You can support this call for change, by writing to your local MP. Find an example letter here.