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		</div><p>The historical sex abuse scandal unfolding in British football continued to widen with a south coast police force becoming the latest to confirm it has received allegations.</p>
<p>Sussex Police said six separate reports have been made of sex offences allegedly committed in the county by six different football coaches.</p>
<p>None of the six reports relate to either of Sussex&#8217;s most senior clubs &#8211; Brighton and Hove Albion or Crawley Town. Football teams across the country have been implicated in the growing scandal gripping the sport.</p>
<p>A total of 98 clubs across the country and spanning all tiers of the game have been &#8220;impacted&#8221;, the National Police Chiefs&#8217; Council (NPCC) said this month.</p>
<p>The disclosure of another police force becoming involved comes days after it emerged that the NSPCC&#8217;s hotline for those affected by historical sex abuse in football received more than 1,700 calls in three weeks.</p>
<p>A Sussex Police spokesman said: <i>&#8220;As of December 13 we have received six separate reports, since this November, that non-recent sexual offences have been committed in Sussex by six separate football coaches.</p>
<p>&#8220;Each report is being assessed by staff in our public protection department. We will not be releasing any further information about any of the reports at this time.&#8221;</i></p>
<p>The spokesman added: <i>&#8220;When allegations are reported, police can also make an assessment of any safeguarding risks and take appropriate action where necessary.</i></p>
<p><i>&#8220;None of the six reports relate to either of the two Sussex clubs in the Football League.&#8221;</i></p>
<p>The force said anyone affected by such offences can call police on 101 and arrange to speak in confidence to experienced detectives.</p>
<p>The Metropolitan Police revealed last week that they were looking at more than 106 claims of abuse related to 30 clubs, including four Premier League teams.</p>
<p>And the Scottish Football Association has followed the FA&#8217;s lead in setting up an independent review of its response to historic sex abuse allegations.</p>
<p>Ministers met police forces, sports bodies and the NSPCC on Wednesday to address the scandal and ensure that clubs have &#8220;robust&#8221; safeguarding procedures in place, Sports Secretary Karen Bradley said last week.</p>
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