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New website gives victims and survivors more choice
A new website gives victims and survivors of child sexual abuse and exploitation access to support, information, and options for reviewing previously closed cases.
A new website for victims and survivors of child sexual abuse and exploitation has launched, bringing together information, support, reporting options, and pathways for reviewing previously closed cases. Victims and survivors helped to develop the website, I Am Ready, which is designed to help people access information when they feel ready to do so.
The launch reflects a simple reality: questions do not always end when abuse ends. Questions can remain after an investigation closes, after a decision not to prosecute, or after contact with the criminal justice system has finished.
What is the I Am Ready website?
I Am Ready provides information and support for victims and survivors of child sexual abuse and exploitation. It also helps people understand what options may be available if a case was previously closed by a police force or the Crown Prosecution Service.
Users can answer a series of questions and follow pathways that reflect their individual circumstances. The website also allows people to save their progress, take breaks, and return later.
This flexibility prioritises users’ experience and recognises how engagement with support services, reporting decisions, and criminal justice processes rarely follows a timetable.
Support, information and case reviews in one place
The website brings together information that previously sat across multiple organisations and systems. It provides guidance on support services, reporting abuse, and reviewing cases that did not progress through the criminal justice system.
Depending on someone’s circumstances, the website may direct them towards:
- Operation Beaconport
- The Child Sexual Abuse Review Panel (CSARP)
- The Victims’ Right to Review Scheme (VRR)
The aim is to make routes to information easier to understand and easier to access.
Operation Beaconport and previously closed cases
One of the most significant features of the website is the new Operation Beaconport portal.
Following Baroness Casey’s audit into group-based child sexual abuse and exploitation, Operation Beaconport began reviewing investigations where police forces or the Crown Prosecution Service decided to take no further action between 1 January 2010 and 31 March 2025.
The portal allows victims and survivors to submit information about a previously closed case. Specially trained officers will review that information alongside existing records to identify whether viable lines of enquiry remain. Any decision to reinvestigate will take place in consultation with the survivor.
For survivors who have spent years wondering what happened to their case, the review process may provide an opportunity to seek answers and explore available options.
Learn more about Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation
Addressing barriers
Coming to terms with child sexual abuse can take years.
Reporting abuse can feel overwhelming. Revisiting a previous investigation can feel equally difficult. Understanding what options exist can become another challenge when information is spread across multiple organisations.
The new website addresses that problem by bringing information, support, and review pathways together in one place.
Chief Constable Becky Riggs, National Police Chiefs’ Council lead for Child Protection and Abuse Investigation, said:
“Victims and Survivors deserve access to clear information, compassionate support and the opportunity to make informed decisions about what feels right for them.”
That emphasis on informed decision-making recognises that every survivor’s circumstances are different. One person may want support. Another may want information. Someone else may want to explore whether a case can be reviewed. The website gives people access to those options without requiring them to follow a particular route.
Support is available
You do not need to report abuse to access support.
You do not need to have decided what happens next.
At Safeline, we support survivors whether they are considering reporting, navigating the criminal justice system, seeking information, or looking for someone to talk to.
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