PROTECT

Julie Moss Head of ServiceChild Protection and Child in Need

Why Protect?

• Child Sexual Exploitation – Priority for Manchester and Salford

• Multi-agency and partnership working• Sharing of knowledge and expertise• 12 month project to provide children and families with a

specialist multi-agency therapeutic team• Prevent children and young people becoming victims of

CSE

Project Outline

• Multi-agency team– Police

– Children’s Services

– Health

– Barnados

• Co-located• 12 month project

Project Objectives

• Raise awareness of child sexual exploitation to reduce the likelihood of children and young people becoming victims of child sexual exploitation

• Provide a therapeutic input for children and young people who are victims of child sexual exploitation providing them with support to break free from the abuse

• Produce specialist parenting programme for families where child sexual exploitation is identified or suspected

• To identify, investigate, disrupt and prosecute offenders. • To evaluate the methods of delivery and capture learning from

the Pilot to inform future delivery.

Benefits

• Specialist multi-agency team• Therapeutic interventions• Cross boundary approach• Sharing of intelligence• Management of ‘high risk’ cases• Reduced caseloads• Awareness raising across agencies and services

Challenges

• Data collation and analyst support• IT systems• Awareness raising • Role of ‘step down’ services

Case Study• Looked After Child under section 20. Commenced CSE case planning meetings

(20-09-2013).

• Positives• Missing from home reduced no overnight episodes. • Engaged with direct work regarding CSE – 11 sessions completed to date.• Regular CSE case planning meetings 20-09-13 next on 02-12-13.• Professionals involved liaise and meet on a regular basis• Mother agreed to session regarding CSE • Behaviours improving reported at recent LAC Review• Intelligence pack completed for the police• Flagged as CSE victim should further missing from home occur

• Challenges• Concerns ongoing with risk taking behaviours with Peers. • Engaging mother with plans to safeguard.

Next Steps• Evaluation of outcomes – data analyst to be appointed• Consideration will be given to including Trafford Council in the PROTECT

project.• Health Professional from Salford to become part of the team• Information has been shared with the responsible authorities panel to

alert both hoteliers and taxi drivers to ensure they are better placed to identify potential victims and alert the authorities of the individuals concerned.

• All environmental health staff are attending a one day training course in December on CSE to ensure they are aware of risk indicators when undertaking their duties.

• Elected members of the licensing committee will be presented with a presentation re CSE and the responsibilities of the committee in ensuring licenses are agreed in line with polices being mindful of the need to protect the public.