The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) has warned children are at greater risk of abuse during the FIFA World Cup.
The NSPCC's Local Campaigns Manager Emma Motherwell talks about how neglect can have an impact on a child's physical health, and how this can affect their lives long-term'¦
The number of child sex offences reported in Bedfordshire rose to 404 in 2014-15, according to figures obtained by the NSPCC.
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