Launch of
SHIELD Team
Presented by
Councillor See and Colette Dutton
What do we want to achieve
today?
Purpose of today is:• Information sharing
• Raise awareness
• Network together
• Achieve potential of the SHIELD Team
Knowsley Safeguarding Children’s Board
Committed to ensuring all children who are at risk or
victims of CSE are:• treated as a child who is a victim of abuse,
• provided with prompt response to protect and promote
their welfare,
• provided with joint multi-agency working to prevent
abuse and provide children / young people with
opportunities and strategies to exit from sexual
exploitation,
• investigate /contribute to prosecution of those who
groom, coerce and abuse children through sexual
exploitation.
Listen to My Story
• John’s Story
• Sophie’s Story
National Context
Presented by
Tony Kirk
Local Profile
Presented by
Peter Murphy
Strategy to dealing with
CSE in Knowsley
PROSECUTION
What does CSE look like in
Knowsley?
CSE – boyfriend model of exploitation
• Often linked to drugs & alcohol.
• Mobile technology & social media are
significant factors.
Vulnerable groups
• Absent from education, linked to gangs
residential care.
Number of Referrals to Multi
Agency Child Sexual Exploitation
Number and Percentage of
Young People Reported Missing
to Police with CSE Risk Factors
Number of CSE Perpetrators
(charged)
Team Name
SHIELD
Presented by
Mo Roberts
Team Name – SHIELD
• DVD showing why the name SHIELD.
• Involvement of Knowsley Youth Mutual
and MADE Group.
SHIELD Team
Presented by
Mo Roberts and Kat Walsh
Our Team
Police
DI Grounds
Police
D/Sgt 2926 Walsh
DC 2542 Carpenter
DC 6011 Russell
DC 5637 Hankin
Intelligence Officer
Con 4005 Lester
MFH/CSE
Coordinators
Con 8286 Moriarty
Con 1793 Miller
Head of Service
CP and CN
Tracy Overs
CSE Team Manager
Mo Roberts
Social Workers
Ann Thompson
Sarah Nolan
Family Support
Business Support
Anna Evans
David Marriott
Barnardos CSE
Worker
Suzie CampbellKelly
MASH Education
Officer
Gill Brently
Catch 22
Rosie O’Hagan
Jenny Tinsley
CSE Process
What to do if you suspect that a child is a victim of
or at risk of sexual exploitation?
• Professionals working with children need to be aware
of the indicators of sexual exploitation.
• Note any changes in behavior that suggests the
child/ young person may be involved in or at risk of
involvement in sexual exploitation.
• In the early stages take note of children who may
show indicators of being groomed.
CSE Process
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Be aware of children in sexual relationships that
present as consensual but which may be exploitative.
Professionals must share information with others in
the child’s network.
It is often only when all information is available that a
true picture comes to light.
In some cases the sharing of information may
highlight other children who may also be at risk.
CSE Process
All CSE referrals must be made to Children’s Social Care
between:• 9.00 am to 5.00 pm -Monday to Friday
• By email to the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub
(MASH) knowsley.mash@knowsley.gcsx.gov.uk
• Telephone 0151 443 2600
At all other times:• Emergency Duty Team (EDT) acts as first point of
contact.
• EDT will only respond to emergencies that cannot
wait until the next working day.
• Telephone 0151 443 2600 or Police on 101.
CSE Process - What do I do?
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Packs – CSE1 form & a MARF form
Fill in a MARF form and send it to Knowsley’s MASH
via email knowsley.mash@knowsley.gcsx.gov.uk
Phone 0151 443 2600
Review information and a decision made as to level
of risk – Strategy Meeting.
Referral for Children Not Known to CSC
All referrals must be referred to the (MASH) Team
Complete MARF www.knowsleyscb.org.uk and CSE Form 1 and send to the MASH Team
via:Knowsley.mash@knowsley.gcsx.gov.uk
Telephone 0151 443 2600
MASH Team assess for child sexual exploitation using the CSE Form 1 and agree actions with Shield CSE
Team. CSE 1 to be sent to the Monthly MACSE Meeting Administrator
Child at risk of or currently being sexually exploited?
YES
NO
Allocated Social Worker & Shield CSE Team assess
urgency of the referral and arrange:
MASH Team decide outcome
either:
 Strategy meeting or
 Initiation of Section 47 Child Protection Procedures
 MFH Intervention Meeting
 Completion of Single
Assessment and/or
 EIP Service involvement or
 Regular processes followed
CIN, CP or CLA
 MFH Intervention Meeting
Knowsley CSE professional lead completes the Pan
Merseyside CSE Measurement Tool CSE2
A MACSE Action Plan completed to reduce further risk
of CSE Police make Enquiries / Investigate
CSE Referral for Open Cases to CSC
All referrals must be referred to the (MASH) Team
Complete CSE Form 1 & refer via:
Knowsley.mash@knowsley.gcsx.gov.uk
Telephone 0151 443 2600
MASH Team refer CSE Form 1 to the Knowsley CSE Team CSE 1 to be sent to the Monthly MACSE Meeting Administrator
Knowsley CSE Team assess the referral. In consultation with the allocated Social Worker and agree level of intervention.
Child at risk of or currently being sexually exploited?
YES
Decision made for Strategy meeting or
Initiate Section 47 Child Protection Procedures
Allocated Social Worker works alongside the
Knowsley CSE professional lead.
Professional Lead completes the Pan Merseyside
CSE Measurement Tool & MACSE Action Plan
completed to provide a specialist package of support
for the child to reduce further risk of CSE.
Police make Enquiries / Investigate
NO
Regular processes followed:
• Child in Need
• Child Protection or
• Child Looked After
CSE Measurement Tool
All contacts are assessed using the above Model.
Questions?
Case Study - DVD
Presented by
Mo Roberts
Friendship Circle
Presented by
Mo Roberts
Friendship Circle
Friendship Circle
Intelligence
Presented by
Peter Russell
Intelligence
• Help to build a picture of Child Sexual
Exploitation in Knowsley
• Your information could be the missing
piece of the jigsaw and link in with other
information held by police.
• Help fill in the gaps
Intelligence
• Locations:– Where are young people
meeting?
– Where are they going?
– Where are they
buying/drinking alcohol?
– Where are they meeting
elder people?
• Associations:– Which vulnerable young
people are connected?
– Which elder people are they
meeting?
• Concerns:– Who/what/where are young
people concerned about?
• Internet:– Websites
– Social networking sites
• Contacts:– Telephone numbers
– BBM profiles
– Facebook usernames
Submit intelligence
• Complete intelligence form and submit to
knowsley.vpu.referrals@merseyside.pnn.poli
ce.uk
• Phone “Partnership Automated
Intelligence Report”
0151 777 8100
Press and Submit intelligence
24/7, 365 days a year
Intelligence Form
Knowsley Missing from
Home and Care Service
Presented by
Rosie O’Hagan & Lindsay Kelly
Missing from Home and Care Service
Missing from Home and Care Service
Missing from Home and Care Service
Missing from Home and Care Service
Direct Work
Presented by
Suzy Campbell-Kelly
Barnardos – CSE Process
• Intensive support to children /young
people at risk of or experiencing CSE.
• Informal, relationship-based approach.
• Workers caseload of 10.
• Work is not time-limited.
• Assessment
• Create a needs-led support plan.
• Review outcomes every 3 months
Barnardos – “A’s” Model
Access
• Services that are safe, attractive
environment, flexible and responsive.
• Build a trusting relationship.
• Support on their own terms.
Attention
• Positive attention to ‘hook’ young
people out of unsafe, abusive
relationships into safe, positive ones.
Barnardos – “A’s” Model
Attention
• Consistent and persistent attention.
• Delivered from a trauma-focussed
perspective Assertive outreach
• Establishing and maintaining contact
via texting, phone and meeting the
young person where they feel
comfortable.
• Building trust – doing what we say we
will do.
Barnardos – “A’s” Model
Advocacy
• Effective support has to involve a number
of agencies including social care,
education, health etc.
• At times it will be necessary to advocate
on behalf of the young person with other
agencies.
Barnardos – Real Love
Rocks
• Real Love Rocks (RLR)resource pack
used to educate young people about
CSE and the issues surrounding it.
• Young people helped to create resource
• Share real life experiences
• Contribute to making of videos and
exercises.
• Deliver RLR training to teachers in
schools.
Outcomes
Presented by
Kat Walsh
Outcomes
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120 Proactive debriefs
37 safeguarding/criminal investigations
4 Child Abductions notices
Notable Increase in CSE intelligence
POCD charges/drug misuse warrants
Partnership interventions for taxi and bus employees
Positive engagement leading to criminal
investigations in other localities
Op Searcy
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6 identified victims - 5 Knowsley children
24 yr old male suspect
Over 20 children linked to suspect through
associates/social media
Multi Agency approach secured victim engagement
Schools officer invaluable
8 year custodial sentence for Child Prostitution,
Grooming, Causing/Inciting Child to Engage in Sexual
Activity, Possession of Indecent Images/Possession
of Extreme Pornography
Independent Review for future learning
Partnership Working and
Awareness
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Training/Awareness
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Networking Events
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CSE Week Of Action
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Op Fairlop
Cup of Tea
Presented by
Mo Roberts
Questions ?
Event Closure
Paul Boyce
Executive Director of
Children’s Service