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52% of the four million people eligible to vote in the Scottish referendum on September 18th are female. Previous research indicated that many of them were undecided or less in favour of independence than their male counterparts. However, a poll at the weekend suggested women鈥檚 support for has risen from 33% to 47%. With ten days to go Jane speaks to campaigners from both sides to investigate the current state of affairs.

Is the current crop of twenty-somethings cleaner living than previous generations? Official statistics show alcohol consumption among younger people falling for the first time since the 1950s. So what鈥檚 behind the shift?

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The shocking sexual abuse and exploitation of more than 1400 girls in Rotherham involved predominantly white victims and perpetrators of Pakistani origin. But, as we heard on last week鈥檚 Woman鈥檚 Hour, British-Pakistani women are also the victims of abuse by men within their communities. One, now a successful, young businesswoman, was inspired by the revelations from Rotherham to talk publicly about the abuse she suffered as a child in the hope it would prompt others to come forward. Jane speaks to Ruzwana Bashir about why it鈥檚 so hard for British-Asian women to speak out about sexual abuse.

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MOSAC is a voluntary organisation supporting all non-abusing parents and carers whose children have been sexually abused. They provide advocacy, advice and information, befriending, counselling, play therapy and support groups following alleged child sexual abuse. Visit their website or call their national helpline on 0800 980 1958.听

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The CEOP听Centre is the UK's national police agency set up to tackle child sexual abuse. If you are worried about someone's behaviour towards a child, online or offline, you can report this at . You can get help, advice and support on all issues related to internet safety for young people by visiting .

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0800 1111
Get help and advice about a wide range of issues, talk to a counsellor online. You can also send ChildLine an email or post on the message boards.

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NSPCC Child Protection Helpline - 0808 800 5000
The NSPCC is the UK鈥檚 leading charity dedicated to stopping child abuse. You can call their child protection helpline听or contact them via email at help@nspcc.org.uk.

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Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) support the assessment and management of the most serious sexual and violent offenders.

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The Lucy Faithfull Foundation (LFF) is the only UK-wide child protection charity committed solely to reducing the risk of children being sexually abused. LFF鈥檚 staff work with all those affected by abuse including adult male and female sexual abusers; young people with inappropriate sexual behaviours; victims of abuse and other family members.

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Keeping children safe: your right to ask for a police check
If you are worried about someone in your child鈥檚 life, you can get them checked by the police to see if they have a record of child sexual offences. Find out what you need to do to get someone checked.

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NAPAC is the National Association for People Abused in Childhood. It is a registered charity providing support and information for people abused in childhood.听

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Parents Against Child Sexual Exploitation (Pace) works alongside parents and carers whose children are or are at risk of being sexually exploited by perpetrators external to the family. They also offer guidance and training to professionals on how child sexual exploitation affects the whole family. They were formerly known as CROP.听

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Helping women through the law

Nearly 40 years after Agatha Christie killed him off, Hercule Poirot exercises his little grey cells in a new novel by crime writer Sophie Hannah. The Monogram Murders begins in a London coffee house where a terrified woman confides in Poirot and then disappears. This is the first time the guardians of Agatha Christie鈥檚 estate have allowed a 鈥榥ew鈥� Christie novel to be written. Sophie Hannah joins Jane to describe how it felt as an Agatha Christie super-fan to step into the literary shoes of her heroine.听