Sunderland Safeguarding
Children Board
Sexual Exploitation Launch Events
January 2013
Housekeeping
•Not expecting any fire drills – if alarm
sounds please congregate in the car park
•Tea/coffee machine available in the staff
room
•Male and female toilets are through the
double doors
Sexual Exploitation Events planned for:
Wednesday 9 January 2013
9:30 – 11:30 and 2:00 – 4:00
Wednesday 23 January 2013
9:30 – 11:30 and 2:00 – 4:00
for multi-agency staff in Sunderland
Purpose of Session
• Raise awareness of the current situation regarding Child
Sexual Exploitation in Sunderland
• Raise awareness of the current situation regarding Child
Sexual Exploitation sub-regional working arrangements
across Sunderland, South Tyneside and Gateshead
• Launch and familiarise staff with new SSCB Child Sexual
Exploitation procedures
• Raise awareness of the work of the SSCB Sexual
Exploitation and Missing Group and the role of multiagency staff in this process
Programme for Session
9.30/2.00
9.35/2.05
9.45/2.15
10.00/2.30
10.10/2.40
11.20/3.50
11.30/4.00
Welcome and Introductions
Where we are sub-regionally across
Sunderland, Gateshead and South Tyneside
(Northumbria Police)
Where we are in Sunderland (Protocols and
Procedures) (Catherine Joyce)
Tackling Child Sexual Exploitation: the Early
Intervention Perspective (Simone Common)
Group Exercises
Closing Remarks
Evaluation and End
The Sub-Regional Approach
Detective Chief Inspector
Gary Hetherington
Northumbria Police
Prevention and Identification
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Awareness
Data Capture
Risk Assessment
Information Sharing
Engagement and Support
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Procedures
Skilled Workforce
Peer Review
Therapeutic Support
Disruption and Prosecution
• Increased Resource Capacity
• Third Sector Engagement
• Community Projects
Next Steps
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Problem Profile
Resource Planning
Gauging Response
Inspection Ready
Sexual Exploitation
The Sunderland Perspective
Catherine Joyce
Team Manager
The Leaving Care Service
Content
• Policy Context
• Government Expectations
• Sunderland Perspective
Policy Context
• January 2011 Barnardos Puppet on a
String
• November 2011 DfE Sexual Exploitation
Action Plan
• May 2012 Rochdale Case
• OCC Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation
in Gangs and Groups
Government Expectations
COUNT
THINK
ACT
PREVENT
Count
• Children’s Case Management data collection on
all new contacts that are referred
• Children’s Case Management data collection on
all open cases with a sexual exploitation concern
• Information and intelligence from the Police in
relation to missing young people
• Sexually Exploited and Missing (SEAM) Group
• Supported by a performance analyst and a
Principal Social Worker in Initial Response Team
Think
• Sub Regional Strategy
• SSCB procedures in relation to Missing
and Sexually Exploited Children and Young
People
• Three tier system meeting structure in
place
• Regional Risk Assessment Tool
• File Audits within Children’s Services
Act
• SSCB Strategic Group to become Sub Regional Strategic
Group
• Sunderland Operational Group – monitoring and
awareness raising
• Sunderland SEAM Group
• Return Interviews for Missing Young People
• Face to face work with Young People
• SSCB Safeguarding Children Procedures including Child
Protection and Sexual Exploitation
(www.sunderlandscb.com) from February 2013
Prevention
• Sunderland agencies recognise the need
to prevent children and young people
becoming involved in sexual exploitation
Actions for Prevention
• Promoting awareness and understanding of the issue
with young people
• Promoting high quality sex and relationships education in
schools to include teaching young people about sexual
consent
• Offering schools drama based productions to raise the
issue with young people
• Work will also be undertaken with parents and carers to
support them in recognising the signs and symptoms as
well as identifying vulnerability
• Workforce development will form an integral part of the
prevention strategy
Group Exercise
• Some real cases with slight changes
• In your group consider the case studies
• Identify a scribe to complete the feedback
template
• Consider the following questions for each case
study:
– Is this case/situation something you would be
concerned about? Why would you be concerned?
– What action would you take and why?
• Identify someone to feedback to the main group
Closing Remarks
• SSCB Procedures will be available from mid
February 2013 at www.sunderlandscb.com
• SSCB Sexual Exploitation Procedures are under
consultation from February 2013 – June 2013 –
please provide feedback when you are prompted
• Papers from today’s session will be available to
download from www.sunderlandscb.com by 25
January 2013
• Please complete your evaluation form
• Thank you for your attendance