5 March 2014 Child Sexual Exploitation Elaine Ryan Safeguarding Lead for Education March 2014 Understanding Child Sexual Exploitation Definition Exploitative situations contexts and relationships where young people or a third person or persons receive something for example fo ID: 539638
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Children’s Services Select Committee5 March 2014Child Sexual Exploitation
Elaine Ryan
Safeguarding Lead for Education
March 2014Slide2
Understanding Child Sexual ExploitationDefinition“Exploitative situations, contexts and relationships where young people (or a third person or persons) receive ‘something’ (for example, food, accommodation, drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, affection, gifts, money) as a result of performing sexual activities and/or another performing sexual activities on them. In all cases those exploiting the child/young person have power over them by virtue of their age, gender, intellect, physical strength and/or economic or other resources. Violence, coercion and intimidation are common, involvement in exploitative relationships being characterised in the main by the child or young person’s limited availability of choice resulting from their social/economic and/or emotional vulnerability.”
2009 Statutory Guidance
Safeguarding Children and Young People from Sexual ExploitationSlide3
Introduction and Background Barnados Child Sexual Exploitation Pilot Project – 2010
One year duration
Five active cases identified
Successful outcomes
Targeted support for Schools Slide4
Developments 2010 -2014Barnardos – Identifying and Preventing Child Sexual Exploitation Training
Understanding the impact of Child Sexual Exploitation
Keeping Safe – PHSE Citizenship module
Sexual Exploitation Lead
Young Peoples Safety Forum
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Current Position The Daniel Project
The ARC Theatre Group
Workshops – Gangs and Child Sexual Exploitation
Gender specific programme
IDVAS Direct intervention Slide6
Direction of Travel Finalise and agree the Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) Strategic and Operational Plan
Formalise the MASE / CSE Strategic Sub-Group
Formalise the CSE Multi-Agency Planning (MAP) group
Rolling out multi - agency specialist CSE training events / briefings Slide7
The Strategic Approach is to…Raise awareness of the issues/publicise within the workforce, community, independent, private and voluntary sectors
Map prevalence and identify vulnerability factors and profiles
Prevent CSE by building resilience and education
Respond, support and protect victims and those at risk
Share information to enable disruption and prosecution of perpetratorsSlide8
It is expected of all agencies to be provided with the tools to recognise the signs of abuse and ensure that they know what to do if they suspect a child or young person is being exploited.The commitment of Barking and Dagenham is to:
Prevent
exploitation
Protect
those who experience it
Prosecute
those who commit it
Publicise
information to promote
awareness
The B&D CSE StrategySlide9
Prevention – What we will doReview current procedures in line with the London Child Protection Procedures (5th
Ed.,) 2014
Targeted work to build resilience amongst young people at risk
Identify and implement early intervention practices
Introduction of a flag for young people who are known to be at risk of CSE
Commission post abuse support for children and young people to reduce re-victimisation
Develop specialist training for parents, foster carers and care staff supporting young people at risk of sexual exploitation
Incorporate CSE into all parenting programmes
Incorporate the LCPP 5
th
Edition re: Child Sexual Exploitation Supplementary Guidance/Pan London Protocol for CSESlide10
Protection – What we will doEstablishment of a Multi-agency Planning (MAP) Meetings where safety plans can be effectively co-ordinated and reviewed
Endorse the Pan London CSE Operational Protocol
Commission services for young person within existing local domestic and sexual violence offer to include support for young people
Targeted work around Child Sexual Exploitation in Gangs and Groups
Agree membership, links and accountability of MASE / CSE Strategic Group
Development of effective quality assurance of interventions
Reflection on lessons learnedSlide11
Prosecution – What we will doExpansion of a Tactical Disruption approach - work alongside the MPS Sexual Offences, Exploitation and Child Abuse Investigation Command (SC&02/5)
Transfer good practice from our proactive work on identifying young people involved in gangs
Ensure co-ordination between CSE and public protection mechanisms such as MAPPA, MARAC, MASH and Missing Children sub group
Ensure effective coordination between all agenciesSlide12
Publicise – What we will doUnderstanding what is happening – The local profile of CSE
Specialist CSE training and resources for health and social care practitioners, police and designated Child Protection leads in Schools
Enhance understanding of reporting routes
Awareness raising for universal staff, families and friends and stakeholders in the independent, private, voluntary sectors and the wider communitySlide13
Key DocumentsTackling Child Sexual Exploitation: A scoping study of Current Practice in London – University of Bedfordshire
‘If only someone had listened’ – Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Gangs and Groups (Nov 2013 The Office of the Children Commission)
See Me, Hear Me – Operational and Strategic Framework
Tackling Child Sexual Exploitation – A study of current practice in London - University of Bedfordshire/London Councils/London Safeguarding Children BoardsSlide14
Next Steps...Strategic
Formalise the CSE sub group
Review the strategy and operation plan
Leadership / Ownership
Joined up working
Quality Assurance schedule
A clear mechanism of identification and tracking CSE victims/cases
Develop/Establish to MASE group Slide15
Next Steps cont…Operational
Problem Profiling to identify the scale and nature of CSE in Barking and Dagenham
Develop a clear pathway for CSE cases in B & D
Develop a mechanism of identification and tracking of CSE cases Slide16
‘Everything gets better in the end, and if it’s not better, it’s not the end’
Quote by: The Office of the Children’s Commissioner’s report into Child Exploitation in Gangs and Groups