8 February 2007
Tony Blair has paid tribute to those who have helped raise more than £250 million to tackle child cruelty.
He hailed the NSPCC’s Full Stop campaign for changing the attitudes of the public, and of victims themselves, as a "remarkable achievement".
But the work must continue "day in, day out" to help young people in the most need, Mr Blair stressed.
The PM was speaking alongside the Duke of York at an event to mark the end of Full Stop, which began in 1999.
Mr Blair told the audience in London, which included TV presenters Cilla Black and Esther Rantzen:
"The abuse of a child is something that should never remain hidden. There’s been a big, big change in attitudes of young people and in their confidence and ability to come forward and get help."
The PM added his signature to a map of Britain which features the names of more than 600,000 people who have committed themselves to putting a "full stop" to child cruelty.
The government announced today that police would gain new powers to enter and search a registered sex offender’s home for the purpose of assessing the risk they posed to the community.
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