If a child or young person has disclosed that they’ve experienced abuse online, or you’ve noticed something worrying, find out how to respond appropriately. The Sentencing Council provides guidance about offence categories for the possession of indecent photographs of children (Sentencing Council, 2014). Although police forces in Northern Ireland and Scotland are not able to use Outcome 21, they are likely to avoid prosecuting children unless it is in the public interest. In Wales, the Government has also published guidance to support education settings in responding to sharing nudes (Welsh Government, 2021). In Scotland, Part 1 of the Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016 makes it an offence to disclose publicly, or threaten to disclose publicly, an intimate photograph or film of another person in order to cause them distress.<\/p>\n