Transcript CSE Presentations 20.06.12 Glynis Allen Head of

Bedford Borough,
Central Bedfordshire
&
Luton
Safeguarding Children Boards
Child sexual abuse through exploitation
Glynis Allen
Head of Luton Drug and Alcohol Partnership
Chair Pan Beds Sexual Exploitation
Task and Finish Group
Welcome and housekeeping
Switch off
or have on
silent
!
National perspective
• Recent prosecutions
– Derby, Nottingham, Oxford, Rochdale
• Safeguarding Children and Young People
– Sexual Exploitation Action Plan November 2011
– Government letter to LSCB requesting support
December 2011
Local Safeguarding Children's Board’s
have been asked to
• Raise awareness amongst professionals
• Provide specialist training
• Develop a local protocol on sexual exploitation
• Develop information for young people
• Scope the extent of the problem locally
• Map support services for victims
• Disrupt and or prosecute perpetrators
Cutting them free
Barnardo’s 2012 Survey of 21 services
• Caseload increase 30%
• Majority of grooming is private not ‘street’
• One in ten victims were boys
• 44% were missing from home
• One in six had been trafficked in UK
• One in three services noted a marked rise in
peer to peer sexual exploitation
Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire &
Luton Safeguarding Children Boards
• Pan Bedfordshire Task and Finish Group
• Awareness briefings arranged for 20 June
• Local discussions and research by Bedfordshire
University to scope the extent of the problem
• Increase awareness of young people, parents,
front line staff and the community
• Ensure pathways of support are known
• Disrupt and arrest perpetrators and use media
Break and other presentations
• Sue Gregory and Ian Winton
• Paul Cook
Responsibilities as professionals
• Be aware and alert
• Share concerns with colleagues
• Support young people to share information
• Talk about caring relationships
• Talk about sexual exploitation
• Use the Interagency Safeguarding procedures
• Attend training on child sexual abuse through
exploitation
Supporting vulnerable young people
• Attend the Luton SCB ‘Colluding with Silence’ or
other Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
training courses
• Consult young people about improving services
• Improve access to services for young people
• Invite the local YP sexual health worker to team
meetings
• Use the Interagency Safeguarding procedures
Concerned about a child?
• Contact your local Intake and
Assessment Team for further
advice
• Make a Referral
• Dial 999 if the risk is immediate
Concerned about an Agency’s response?
Sally Stocker
Business Manager
Bedford Borough & Central Beds Safeguarding Children Board
Telephone no: 0300 300 6674
[email protected]
Catherine Barrett
Business Manager
Luton Safeguarding Children Board
Telephone no: 01582 547590
[email protected]
Bedford Borough,
Central Bedfordshire
&
Luton
Safeguarding Children Boards
Thank you for attending today.
Have a safe journey and visit
www.bedfordshirelscb.org.uk
for further references and
information on
Child sexual abuse