The Department for Education has published an updated version of this report which revises and replaces the 2015 guidance.
The changes to the guidance highlight the importance for staff of regular safeguarding training and the need to keep up to date with the latest safeguarding knowledge and information. There is also an emphasis on strengthening the processes around online safety, responding to female genital mutilation (FGM) and the teaching of safeguarding issues, with wording changing from ‘should consider’ to ‘should ensure’ in relation to these.
Author: Dept of Education
Organisation: Dept of Education
Last Updated: 20th June 2016
This paper presents an important set of findings about young people’s experiences with online pornography. It draws on data from the first national survey of secondary school boys and girls regarding their attitudes and feelings about online pornography, whether viewing it deliberately or accidentally. To our knowledge, this is the most extensive survey of 11-16 year olds regarding online pornography. The sample is representative of the four nations of the UK and includes boys and girls. The project was designed and run by academics from Middlesex University.
Author: Elena Martellozzo, Andy Monaghan, Joanna R. Adler, Julia Davidson, Rodolfo Leyva and Miranda A.H. Horvath
Organisation: NSPCC/OCC
Last Updated: 20th June 2016
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Runaway and Missing Children and Adults, chaired by Ann Coffey MP, has published the results of its inquiry into the safeguarding of ‘absent’ children. Key recommendations include: the ‘absent’ category for missing children should be abandoned and replaced with a new risk assessment response that assesses the level of risk to all missing children as either ‘low’, ‘medium’ or ‘high’.
Author: Ann Coffey MP
Organisation: The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Runaway and Missing Children and Adults
Last Updated: 13th June 2019
Each year the IWF publish figures on their work. They’ve broken down the 2015 figures into the reports people make to them and the ones that they search for proactively. They’ve also looked at categories and trends, like their URL List, takedown times and the ages of children. This is just a snapshot of the figures. You can find more details on the new website, www.iwf.org.uk.
Author: IWF
Organisation: IWF
Last Updated: 20th June 2019
Report regarding the link between children and young people running away/going missing and the risk of sexual exploitation in North Wales. Key findings include: children and young people at significant risk of sexual exploitation are more likely to have experienced trauma and abuse in childhood, to struggle at school, have low self-esteem and poor mental health.
Author: Dr Caroline Hughes and Menna Thomas
Organisation: Barnardo’s Cymru and Glyndwr University
Last Updated: 13th June 2019
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabularies (HMIC) has published a report on the police response to missing children. Issues raised include: there are inconsistencies in risk assessment and provision of support; information is not always shared effectively; awareness should be raised amongst officers and staff.
Author: Helen Beckett, Camille Warrington, Elizabeth Ackerley and Debbie Allnock
Organisation: University of Bedfordshire
Last Updated: 6th April 2016
A video aimed at helping health and social care professionals to spot possible signs of child sexual exploitation (CSE) has been launched. Supported by Health Education England (HEE), in association with the Department of Health and NHS England, the video presents a series of scenarios involving a young person potentially at risk of CSE and uses the voice of a real-life victim who talks about her experiences at the hands of a CSE gang. The video provides practical advice on what to do if healthcare professionals and others suspect a patient or person in their care is at risk and makes it clear that there is a responsibility to report any activity that they think is suspicious. https://hee.nhs.uk/our-work/developing-our-workforce/spotting-signs-child-sexual-exploitation
Author: Supported by Health Education England (HEE), in association with the Department of Health and NHS England
Organisation: Supported by Health Education England (HEE), in association with the Department of Health and NHS England
Last Updated: 19th June 2019
This report focuses on the experiences and outcomes of police contact for children who go missing. For the first time, we publish findings from HMIC-commissioned research on children’s experiences of police contact. While we found clear evidence of positive experiences and outcomes for some children, we found a weighting towards negative experiences in the majority of cases.
Author: HMIC
Organisation: HMIC
Last Updated: 23rd March 2016
In the house there were four white walls, with a wooden bed up against the wall. In the top right corner under the window, I could see a small photo frame hanging up, it was a birthday badge. As I turned my head I could see that he had his dog stay in his room with him. While I was on that bed, my heart was beating and my mouth was dry. All I could hear was the sound of his little portable radio, beside his window…”
The Welsh government has launched the first national action plan to tackle child sexual exploitation. It sets out minimum standards for safeguarding and partner agencies to work together to prevent and protect children and young people from sexual exploitation; provide responsive, appropriate and consistent support to children identified as being at risk of, or subject to, child sexual exploitation; and contribute to the identification and prosecution of perpetrators.
Author: Welsh Government
Organisation: Welsh Government
Last Updated: 20th June 2019
The Hub and Spoke programme is developing voluntary sector CSE provision at a time when both the nature of the issues being addressed, and the means of addressing them, change shape within a new funding and commissioning environment. As the local service landscape becomes ever more complex, Hub and Spoke relationships with local police forces and other lead agencies increase in importance and underline the value that the voluntary sector can bring to this work. The Hub and Spoke interim findings report begins to define that contribution.
Author: Julie Harris, Debi Roker, Kate D’Arcy, Lucie Shuker with Isabelle Brodie and Jenny Pearce
Organisation: University of Bedfordshire
Last Updated: 20th June 2019
The NSPCC has published a report highlighting what children and young people are telling ChildLine about their expectations and experiences of receiving therapeutic services following sexual abuse. It also looks at contacts to the NSPCC helpline from adults concerned about child sexual abuse.
This evidence scope is not a systematic review, accordingly, the quality of each study or report was not assessed. However, it draws largely on published research, prioritising peer-reviewed literature where possible, and uses credible sources for policy literature and other sources of information. The literature used is largely recent, and, if not, then of enduring importance
Organisation: Research in Practice
Last Updated: 26th February 2016
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