The NPCC, College of Policing and CPS have issued the following joint response to today's follow up report looking at disability hate crime from the HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI), HM Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) and HM Inspectorate of Probation. 

This is set against the backdrop of indicative figures showing that police caseload for reports of child sexual abuse has increased 71 per cent in the last three years

The bravery shown by Ione Wells and other victims of sexual assault in recent weeks has been truly inspiring.

The Crime Survey of England and Wales released today by the Office of National Statistics shows that reporting of sexual offences has increased by 32 per cent in the last year