Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)

Melanie Hartley

Designated Nurse for Safeguarding Children,

NHS Salford CCG

Aim: • to increase participant’s awareness and understanding of the SSCB

ongoing strategic actions to ensure that there is an understanding across agencies and appropriate responses to Child Sexual Exploitation.

Objectives; to increase participants knowledge of:

• The definition of CSE • The drivers for change• National, GM and SSCB actions to address CSE• SSCB CSE Policy

Definition of Sexual Exploitation ‘ Sexual exploitation of children and young people under 18 involves exploitative situations,

contexts and relationships where young people (or a third person or persons) receive ‘

something’ (e.g. food, accommodation, drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, affection, gifts, money)

as a result of them performing, and /or another or others performing on them, sexual

activities. Child sexual exploitation can occur through the use of technology without the

child’s immediate recognition ; for example being persuaded to post sexual images on the

Internet/mobile phones without immediate payment or gain. 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 involvements 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’.

Safeguarding Children and Young People from Sexual Exploitation- supplementary

guidance to Working Together, DCSF, 2009.

What is Child Sexual Exploitation (1)?

• CSE is a complex form of child abuse

• Victims of this abuse face huge risks to their physical, emotional and psychological health.

What is Child Sexual Exploitation (2)?

• Predatory individuals targeting children and young people in order to obtain sex

• Online grooming via social-networking sites such as Facebook

• Networks of males who swop telephone numbers and make links with vulnerable young people

• ‘On street’ grooming

• Trafficking of children and young people into the country. Trafficking also occurs both within and between towns and cities.

How do young people get involved ?

Boyfriend

Abuse

Bullying

Family Difficulties School Difficulties

Parental Issues

Substance Misuse

Homelessness

Relationships

PULLS

Money

Excitement

No Conflict

No (Perceived) Rules

Sense of Belonging/Peers

PUSHES

Impacts of Sexual Exploitation

•Difficulties in forming relationships with others•Lack of confidence or self‑esteem •Feelings of worthlessness which can lead to acts of self‑harm, including cutting themselves, overdosing and eating disorders •Increased risk of sexually transmitted infections including HIV•Unwanted pregnancy and abortion•Long-term sexual and reproductive health problems•Negative impact on future parenting capacity•Potential loss of family and friends due to necessity to leave local area to escape the abuse.

Responses to CSE

• National

• Greater Manchester

• Local

National • Working together to Safeguard Children guidance

• Office of the Children’s Commissioner

• Recent high profile cases and media interest.

Increasing Media Profile of CSE (1)

Rochdale

•Trials ended May 2012 of nine males charged with rapes, sexual assault, trafficking and other related charges involving the sexual exploitation of children and young people•47 potential victims interviewed, all female, vulnerable and aged between 13 and 18yrs •Offences were committed between 2008 and 2009.

Increasing Media Profile of CSE (2)

Derby

•Trials ended November 2010 of nine males charged with rapes, abduction, sexual assault and other related charges involving the sexual exploitation of children and young people.•26 victims, all female, aged between 12 and 18yrs. •Acknowledgement from all agencies that there are more victims and perpetrators.

Greater Manchester

• Findings from the Rochdale Case

• Operation Phoenix

• TRI-X Procedures

Salford Safeguarding Children Board

• Strategic CSE multi-agency Subgroup well established

• CSE Policy developed• Multi-agency training provided• Database• Current 12 month pilot with the Manchester

Protect multi-agency CSE Team.

Salford Pilot working with the Manchester Protect Team

• 12 month pilot• Outcome focused• Non geographical• SCC have seconded a Social Worker and a

Youth Worker into this Team • Clear remit on preventative and therapeutic work

• Independent evaluation

Thank you

Any questions?