CSE/ Trafficking Safe
Accommodation Fostering
Provision
Rachel Maloney
Jane Coppock
Background
Growing evidence suggests a high number of trafficked
children
from a number of countries go missing from care in the UK.
Furthermore, pressured resources can mean that the
victims of
sexual exploitation and trafficked children are placed in
unsafe,
out of authority placements or secure accommodation.
DFE FUNDED PILOT 2011-2013
Barnardo’s secured a two year contract with the
Department for Education to deliver a cost
effective, sustainable programme to ensure
trafficked and exploited children are kept safe
from harm.
It was fully evaluated by the University of Bedfordshire with
findings attached.
Funded project outcomes and on going organisational
developments
• To begin to develop and continue to implement a
sustainable national resource to help children escape
exploitation, support victim recovery and prevent revictimisation
• Recruit and train specialist foster carers to provide high
levels of supervision and support
• Raise children’s awareness of the dangers of
trafficking/exploitation and sever contact between child
and exploiter/trafficker by delivering training sessions
• Further to the project to continue to share best practice
across the sector and to offer specialist fostering
placements
Outcomes of the project/ on going
service delivery
• stable, safe accommodation
• Incidence of missing reduced
• Able to identify abusive/exploitative
behaviour
• Able to develop healthy/trusting
relationships
• Reduction in level or risk/harm
Outcomes of the project/ on going service
delivery
• Recovery from sexual abuse/exploitation
• Access to information on housing, health,
benefits, rights and support needs
• Foster Carers/staff aware of safety strategies
• Contribute to planning and decision making
• Re-engage with family and/or community
What will this achieve for Local Authorities
the
service will achieve;• Cost effective alternatives to expensive
out of authority and secure placements
• Significant improvement to front line
practice in safeguarding children at high
risk
Key outcomes
• Stable, safe accommodation for children at
high risk
• Incidence of missing from care reduced
• Able to identify abusive/exploitive
behaviour
• Able to develop healthy/trusting
relationships
• Reduction in level of risk/harm
• Recovery from sexual abuse/exploitation
• Contribute to planning and decision
making
• Re-engaged with family and/or community
• High end placements costs for LAs are
reduced.
• Significant improvement to front line
practice in safeguarding children at high
risk.
Specialist Intervention Model
• Individual sessions for the young person provided by a
project worker from Barnardo’s CSE/ Trafficking services
• Clinical input from Barnardo’s Specialist services to the
Fostering team and fostering household
• Specific pre and post approval training
• weekly visits to the foster carer by SSW and specialist
support groups
• Standard breakdown of costs to provide a fostering
placement ( this equates with our London Model
Contract fee’s)
What did we achieve ?
• 13 young people were placed as part of
the National DFE Pilot
• 5 young people placed in the South East
service ( SE) which covers London ( LAHampshire, Kent, Solihull)
• 4 SE young people ( who had been
trafficked / sexually exploited )
successfully transitioned on they remain in
contact with their carers
• 1 SE young person from the pilot ( CSE)
remains stabilised in placement – the LA
care plan is for her to remain with the FC
until adulthood
• 2013/14 - 5 young people ( Kent, and
East Sussex )have been placed post the
pilot and remain in our care with significant
progress being made– we want to do more
we can see the difference it makes !
Support and training – what's different ?
• FC Pre approval ( 2 day training) on CSE/
trafficking – details on request
• FC Post approval – on going support/ specific
refresher up training
• However what’s most important is a resilient
fostering team around the child that accessible/
robust and knowledgeable about the needs of
this cohort of young people and who work proactively not reactively with risk
• We involve our young people in our influencing /
policy activities so we get it right – a by product
of this it enhances their feeling of self worth
and engages them in different ways – they feel
connected in to the organisation and other
young people in similar situations
• A recent example is our Microsoft `WADU `app
that was developed by our young people who
were part of the DFE pilot
Placement Costs
£1600
Includes a significantly enhanced fee for the
foster carer that remains the same
throughout
the placement
Placement model has the flexibility to
reduce
costs to the LA over time
Infrastructure planning
• Recruitment for new specialist foster
carers
• Up skilling of current carers where this is
feasible
• Recruitment of CSE/ trafficking FP
specialist workers
QUESTIONS
• What are your needs for this group of
young people?
• What are the possibilities for collaborative
working?
• What else would you like to know?
• What next ?