All staff in every health care setting could spot a victim of human trafficking All staff have a duty of care to take appropriate action and legal obligation in the case of children under 18 All immediately necessary treatment should be provided
The NWG Network’s national Say Something If You See Something campaign was launched at Westminster in September 2013 and has been piloted by a multi-agency team in Sheffield. If you wish to know more about the pilot, or other work undertaken by the Sheffield Safeguarding Children Board in relation to Child Sexual Exploitation, follow the link :-
The charity Parents Against Child Sexual Exploitation (Pace) in partnership with Virtual College’s Safeguarding Children e-Academy have jointly developed an interactive online information resource for parents, carers and others who want to know more about child sexual exploitation (CSE). The resource equips learners with knowledge and information to safeguard children from CSE, be able to recognise the signs and know what to do if a child might be at risk.
Information about the resource, including a registration link, can be found on the Pace website at paceuk.info/keepthemsafe.
Author: Pace/ Virtual College’s Safeguarding Children e-Academy
Organisation: Pace/ Virtual College’s Safeguarding Children e-Academy
Last Updated: 18th December 2013
This research into young people’s understanding of consent to sex was conducted by the Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit (CWASU) at London Metropolitan University for the Office of the Children’s Commissioner, as part of its national Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Gangs and Groups (CSEGG). How young people make sense of sexual consent emerged as a key issue of concern during the first year of the CSEGG Inquiry (Berelowitz et al, 2012). The aim of this study was to explore young people’s perceptions of consent, and what informs, influences and constrains their understandings and decision-making processes
Author: Maddy Coy, Liz Kelly, Fiona Elvines, Maria Garner and Ava Kanyeredzi
Organisation: Office of the Children’s Commissioner
Last Updated: 2nd December 2013
A collection of sound clips from boys and young men who have accessed support from the BLAST Project. The boys/young men talk about why they became involved with the BLAST Project and what is was like getting support.
We would like to thank all of the boys and young men that took part in the sound clips below.
All of the boys and young men that took part in the below sound clips have given their permission for their stories/experiences to be shared online in the hope that it will raise awarness of the grooming and sexual exploitation of boys and young men.
Please note that the words are from the boys and young men who have received support from the BLAST Project, but some of the voices are provided by actors. We have also changed the names of the boys and young men and given them a nickname.
Girlguiding’s fifth Girls’ Attitudes Survey provides a unique overview of the state of equality for girls in the UK today. It finds that girls live in a society in which sexual harassment is commonplace, girls’ appearance is intensely scrutinised and their abilities are undermined. It’s a society in which girls and young women feel they are judged by different standards to their male counterparts and in which they worry about gender discrimination affecting their future.
Author: Girlguiding’s youth advocacy panel,
Organisation: Girlguiding’s youth advocacy panel,
Last Updated: 29th November 2013
Human trafficking constitutes one of the most serious human rights violations of our time. However, many social work practitioners still have a poor and incomplete understanding of the experiences of children and young people who have been trafficked. In Trafficked Young People, the authors call for a more sophisticated, informed and better developed understanding of the range of issues facing trafficked young people.
Assessment of the scale of human trafficking the UK. Reports on: trends and emerging threats; the criminal justice system’s response; UK’s strategic response; and update on actions from the Inter-Departmental Ministerial Group on Human Trafficking’s 2012 report. Chapter on child trafficking includes an overview of work being undertaken in the four nations and addresses: missing children, support arrangements for child trafficking victims, the NSPCC’s Child Trafficking Advice Centre (CTAC) and work being undertaken overseas.
Author: HMGovt, Dept Justice, Scottish Parliament
Organisation: HMGovt, Dept Justice, Scottish Parliament
Last Updated: 19th June 2019
Child trafficking is child abuse. When an agency comes into contact with a child who may have
been trafficked Children’s Services and police should be notified immediately. All children,
irrespective of their immigration status, are entitled to protection.
As part of our implementation of the Council of Europe Convention, the UK Government created
a National Referral Mechanism (NRM). The NRM is a victim identification and support process
which is designed to make it easier for all the different agencies that could be involved in a
trafficking case – e.g. police, Home Office UK Visas and Immigration Directorate, local
authorities, Health and Social Care (HSC) Trust in Northern Ireland, and non-governmental
organisations (NGOs) – to co-operate; to share information about potential victims and facilitate
their access to advice, accommodation and support.
Author: Home Office
Organisation: Home Office
Last Updated: 20th June 2019
A study of disclosures of childhood abuse. This report describes the childhood experiences of abuse of 60 young men and women and how they disclosed this abuse and sought help. These young people experienced high levels and different kinds of violence, including sexual abuse and family violence.
It is often asserted that young people who experience abuse do not talk about it. The face to face interviews for this study show that a majority of young people did attempt to disclose their abuse to at least one person although this information was not identified in the surveys for this study
Author: Debbie Allnock and Pam Miller
Organisation: NSPCC
Last Updated: 14th October 2013
Although provision of return interviews for young runaways is a requirement under the statutory guidance2 and there are examples of good practice, evidence shows that their provision remains inconsistent and patchy across local areas3. As no standardised reporting or monitoring of return interview provision currently takes place, in December 2012 we sent Freedom of Information requests (FOI) to local authorities to establish the current level of provision for children who run away or go missing from home and from care.
Out of 152 local authorities in England, 134 responded to the FOI and this report contains our analysis of these responses.
Author: The Childrens Society
Organisation: The Childrens Society
Last Updated: 19th June 2019
Part 1: Offers practical advice about what to do if sexting happens in your school, highlights the steps that you need to take and offers examples of best practice through case studies.
Part 2: Gives an overview of the problem and offers an insight into the research and categorisation of sexting incidents. It highlights some activities that schools can do to highlight the issues and develop a ‘whole school’ approach.
Author: Charlotte Aynsley,Hugh Davies OBE QC,Sharon Girling OBE,Ruth Hammond,Teresa Hughes,
Organisation: CEOP, NAHT, Kent CC, Medway Council, UKCCIS, Leading Leaders Network
Last Updated: 19th June 2019
“The pimps who are trafficking young women and girls on the street in the U.S. have a great marketing tool: the media”
This article explores how the media report sexual exploitation and human trafficking
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