ceop thematic assessment executive summary

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Making every child matter ... everywhere

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CEOP he c e enJ ne 2011

B e k ng down he b e o nde nd ng ch ld e l e plo on

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ExECutivE summary CEOP he c e en

Foreword 5

Introduction 7

Findings 8

Conclusions 15

Recommendations 16

Glossary 18

cONTENTS

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the e l e plo on of ch ld en ch ld b e. Of en n ol e pe. i

p e ed ed, pl nned nd c ed o e c ll w h co ple e l ck of

e pec o e p h fo he c ; ndeed he c e of en ngled o fo

he lne b l .

the Ch ld E plo on nd Onl ne P o ec on (CEOP) Cen e p bl h ng h he c

e en o nc e e people nde nd ng of h pp ll ng c e. i bel e e h

go e n en , co n e , genc e , ch e nd o he w ll w h he benef nd

b den of knowledge wo k w h p on o p e en ch ld e l e plo on,

p o ec c nd he lne ble, nd p e he pe pe o .

th e en h co ed he uK, f o c de o f on l ne pol ce off ce nd he c he el e , o den f

def n el wh c n c en l be known, d w concl on f o nd ke eco end on h , we h nk, e o

l kel o p o e wh n n ccep ble on. Howe e , p o ec ng ch ld en no job fo lone; he d

of n . i hope h o he w ll eflec on o f nd ng nd ch llenge he el e o co e p w h he own ol on

nd con b on .

Do ng he be h ng fo ch ld en eq e o de l w h he nfo on objec el . an h ng le w ll d o people

pe cep on of he h e , ed c ng he p o pec of effec e ol on be ng de eloped, nd d c ng po en l c

f o he e l o ce nd nd c o of k. We be e eno gh o cond c p bl c deb e w h h l ,

ho gh f lne nd b l nce, nd p on e eno gh o ch nge wh we do f h wh ke ch ld en fe .

Peter Davies

Ch ef E ec e Off ceCh ld E plo on nd Onl ne P o ec on Cen e

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in J n 2011, he Ch ld E plo on nd Onl ne P o ec on (CEOP) Cen e nno nced wo ld c o he c

e en of he pheno enon known loc l ed g oo ng 1. Loc l ed g oo ng h been he bjec of

con de ble ed en on, follow ng he p o ec on of d l le fo he g oo ng nd e l e plo on

of ch ld en nd o ng people n o own nd c e n he uK.

the p po e of he e en w o e bl h whe he w po ble o den f n p e n of offend ng,

c on, o lne b l nd d w le on fo f e c on.

th he c e en w nde ken w h fo p nc ple objec e :

a e he ze nd c le of loc l ed g oo ng n p opo on o he o e ll known p c e of e l e plo on

of ch ld en n he uK.

E bl h n p e n of offend ng p of le o c e pe ence.

a e he effec ene of p oce e wh ch gh help den f ch offend ng o po en l c .

reco end c on o be ken o ed ce he k n f e, ncl d ng n gen c on h beco e pp en .

th ho epo e he f nd ng , concl on nd eco end on of he f ll e en . the e en

c n be fo nd on he CEOP web e www.ceop.pol ce. k

th epo p o de n o l ne of end , he e nd p e n b ed on n n en e on h pe od of e e ch n o

ch ld e l e plo on. i cknowledge he ch llenge f ced b genc e wo k ng w h c of ch ld e l b e,

b l o den f e e o we kne e nd ke eco end on o p o e p c ce n feg d ng c ndp o ng c n l j ce o co e .

the o p o e he dep h of nde nd ng ong pol ce fo ce , ch ld en e ce , loc l feg d ng ch ld en

bo d (LsCB ) nd e ce p o de . CEOP co ed o wo k ng w h he e genc e nd keholde o en e

h he f nd ng nd eco end on of h he c e en e nde ood, ple en ed nd followed.

INTrOdUcTION

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1 Loc l ed g oo ng fo of e l e plo on p e o l efe ed o on ee g oo ng n he ed - whe e ch ld en h e been g oo ednd e ll e plo ed b n offende , h ng n ll e n loc on o de he ho e. th loc on ll n p bl c, ch p k, c ne , onhe ee o f end ho e. Offende of en c oge he , e bl h ng el on h p w h ch ld o ch ld en befo e e ll e plo ng he . so e

c of ee g oo ng bel e e h he offende n f c n olde bo f end; he e c n od ce he pee o he offende g o p whogh hen go on o be e ll e plo ed well. ab e occ n be of loc on w h n eg on nd on e e l occ on . Loc l ed

g oo ng w he e ed b CEOP n he n ell gence eq e ed o pol ce fo ce nd o he e ce genc e n o de o def ne he d wew hed o ece e.

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1 Assess the size and scale of localised grooming in proportion to the overall known pictureof sexual exploitation of children in the UK.

th e en w de gned o e he c le of loc l ed g oo ng. unfo n el , CEOP ece ed l ede pon e f o genc e , e pec ll ch ld en e ce nd LsCB . in o l, onl 13 LsCB e ponded o he eq e

fo nfo on2. the h ghe e pon e w f o pol ce fo ce b gn f c n n be of fo ce epo ed n l e n.

the d gn f c n l we gh ed ow d he el el l ed n be of e who h e p o ded co p ehen e

e pon e. the e e gene ll h e onge p ne h p nge en o dd e ch ld e l e plo on.

the d b ed efe onl o he loc l ed g oo ng odel of ch ld e l e plo on nd doe no ncl de onl ne

g oo ng, ff ck ng of ch ld en n o he uK, pee -on-pee b e o o he fo of e l e plo on. i h p o en

po ble, howe e , o ne l eg en loc l ed g oo ng f o o he fo d e o he co ple e nd o e l p w h n

he offend ng beh o .

th e en c nno be een f ll ep e en e of he n e nd c le of ch ld e l e plo on n he u.K.,

o , ndeed, of he loc l ed g oo ng odel. D el ng o ch ld e l e plo on of en p l nd nco ple e,

conce led n econd nd c o d , o pl n eco ded.

in n c e , genc e do no h e n d on ch ld e l e plo on. ind c on f o e ce p o de gge

h bec e c f eq en l do no ecogn e h he e be ng e plo ed nd do no d clo e b e, he e

gn f c n n den f ed nd n e need.

Whe e pol ce, ch ld en e ce nd ol n ec o genc e h e wo ked oge he , coo d n ed b he LsCB , o

den f nd dd e ch ld e l e plo on, gn f c n n be of c e h e co e o l gh . Howe e , e few c e

e known n e whe e genc e do no o nel eng ge c nd collec d . agenc e wh ch do no p o c ellook fo ch ld e l e plo on w ll e l f l o den f . a e l , he jo of nc den of ch ld e l

e plo on n he uK e n ecogn ed nd nknown.

FINdINGS

O of m nd, O of s gh Breaking down the barriers to understanding child sexual exploitation

2 O e ll he e we e n ne e pon e f o ch ld en e ce , n ne jo n e pon e f o ch ld en e ce nd LsCB nd fo e pon ef o LsCB lone.

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m n of he c e b ed fo e en we e nco ple e nd h d gn f c n n ell gence g p . th w p c l l pp en n nfo onel ng o offende . in o e c e , he e w no nfo on p o ded ll el ng o offende nd he e ponden w onl ble o e h ch ldh d d clo ed h he h d been g oo ed nd e ll e plo ed.

4 unfo n el , d e o he o ce f o wh ch d h been d wn h no been po ble o den f o d ng h he n on l , oppo ed o ne hn c h h been g en fo offende . the a n n be he efo e co p e, fo e ple, P k n o B ngl de h n on l long deB h a n of d ffe en e hn c o g n . F he nd o e d ffe en ed b e kdown w h n he b o d g o p e p e en ed n he f ll epo .

2 Establish any patterns of offending profile or victim experience.

Offender data

2,379 nd d l we e epo ed o CEOP be ng po ble offende n el on o ee g oo ng nd ch ld e l

e plo on. 1,162 nd d l we e e cl ded f o n l d e o l ck of n b c nfo on bo he . the

e n ng d w d ded n o wo g o p , cco d ng o he le el nd q l of nfo on l ble. th nfo on

o e e b ed on c od eco d whe e he p ec on of he eco d ppe el ble, o on de l p o ded b

c whe e no offende h been den f ed. in o e c e , h nfo on w de ed f o he Pol ce N on l

Co p e (PNC).

G o p one con ed of 940 nd d l fo who f ll n e o n l we e eco ded. G o p wo con ed of 277

nd d l fo who onl g en n e o l w l ble. the le el of de led nfo on oc ed w h

nd d l n g o p one ch h ghe h n h n g o p wo3. unfo n el , he e e l kel o be g p nd e o

n bo h g o p .

When g o p one nd wo (1,217 offende ) we e n l ed, de p e he ble d q l , he e l how h

he jo e en, w h 87% le , 4% fe le , nd 9% nknown. the l o how h he offende e

d p opo on el kewed ow d o ng d l w h n he 18-24 ge nge, w h l o h lf of he offende be ng

nde 25 whe e he ge known. the el e o h of he offende pop l on k ng fe e of he d h

d nc f o co on p of le of he olde le b e .

C on ho ld be ken n d w ng concl on bo e hn c d e o he el el ll n be of e whe e

genc e h e been p o c e o nd h p c l pe of c e. We do no d w n on l concl on bo e hn c

f o he d l ble h e bec e oo ncon en . F he e e ch wo ld be needed o e ne whe hehe e hn c b e kdown eflec e h need o be dd e ed w h n co n con e , loc l de og ph c

of he e f o wh ch d d wn, n ncon c o b ong genc e pon e o o he f c o h need

o be e plo ed.

in el on o e hn c , he d w of en eco ded o p c l l poo nd d he po n of c p e. E hn c w

of en confl ed w h n on l nd ne he f c o c p ed cco d ng o con en on l o nd d ed cl f c on

che e. W h n he l ble d e he e w gn f c n d ffe ence be ween he g o p . Fo g o p one nd wo

co b ned, he e hn c of 38% of he offende w nknown, 30% we e wh e, 28% a n 4, 3% Bl ck nd 0.16%

Ch ne e. When onl g o p one w n l ed, he offende we e fo nd o be 38% wh e, 32% nknown, 26% a n,

3% Bl ck, nd 0.2% Ch ne e.

FINdINGS

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Offender behaviour

the c e b ed o CEOP den f ed 230 ne wo k of offende ng ng n ze f o j wo offende o chl ge g o p , he f ll e en of wh ch w no known. so e offende we e co e ne wo k e be , e pon ble fo

den f ng nd g oo ng c fo e plo on b g o p of he f end nd oc e . O he offende we e o e

pe phe l e be of ne wo k, le he l n ol ed nd o e oppo n c n he c .

m n of he de led c e b ed o CEOP howed h g oo ng ed o n p l e c , d nce he

f o f l e nd f end , nd pl ce he nde he con ol of he offende . Offende w ll of en e fl e nd en on

o pe de c o ew he bo f end.

m n offende ppe ed o de e f c on f o e e ng con ol o e c h o gh coe c e nd n p l e

beh o , no onl o co e l offence , b l o n end n elf. in h e pec he offende p cholog

ppe o be e e bl nce o pe pe o of do e c b e. F he deb ef ng of offende needed o g n

be e nde nd ng of h .

Victim data

2,083 c of ch ld e l e plo on we e epo ed o CEOP. the jo of c n he d e e fe le,

l ho gh, n 31% of c e , he gende of he c w nknown. al ho gh he jo of c n he d e e

fe le, d ff c l e n ecogn ng e l e plo on ong bo nd o ng en e l kel o h e led o n nde -

ep e en on of le c .

the o co on ge wh ch ch ld co e o he en on of o o non- o genc e e 14 nd 15.

the d fo nd h c we e f o nge of e hn c e l ho gh he jo we e wh e. a ong he 2,083 c ,

61% e wh e, 33% e nknown, 3% a n, nd 1% Bl ck. re e ch gge h no e hn c g o p e l kel

o be nde - ep e en ed d e o dd on l b e he f ce n epo ng nd cce ng n e e ce5.

Fo o c e n he d e nfo on bo whe he he c h d gone ng w no known, b o of he

1,014 c e whe e nfo on on h w eco ded, 842 ch ld en we e known o h e been epo ed ng on

le one occ on. unfo n el , he d doe no how whe he he e ng nc den fell befo e, d ng, o f e

he pe od of e plo on. Of he 896 ch ld en n he d e who e l ng on w known, 311 we e l e d n c e

he e of he e plo on nd f he 43 ch ld en we e o ed n o c e follow ng n e en on.

FINdINGS


5 see fo e ple, W d, J nd P el, N 2006 B o den ng he d c on on e l e plo on; e hn c , e l e plo on nd o ng people,Ch ld ab e re ew, 15, 341 350.

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Victim experience

v c h e nge of d ffe en lne b l e b he e e o e co on he e h e e ge f o he d :

den f ed n he d e , e ll e plo ed ch ld en f eq en l go ng f o ho e o n w fo ng

pe od of e. s l l , den f ed n he d , n c we e epo ed o be n he looked- f e e

befo e o d ng e plo on;

f o he d , whe e nfo on el ng o chool eng ge en w known, he jo of c we e

d eng ged f o chool. th w n fe ed n n ng, l ck of n e e nd f eq en poo beh o ,

ncl d ng b ll ng pee . m n c we e l o he el e c of b ll ng;

c n he d e e h b ed n be of gn of h ng been e plo ed. the e nd c o ncl de nj e

e l of ph c l/ e l l d ng he e plo on nd p oble c e l beh o , ncl d ng nw n ed

p egn nc e nd sti ; nd he ch o c nd e , gg e e beh o of o e c , e n he we e pe ce ed o be k o o he

ch ld en b he pol ce nd oc l e ce .

the lne b l of n c ende he p c l l cep ble o he g oo ng c c e plo ed b

pe pe o . all c n he d e h d been g oo ed o o e e en b he e plo e w h e of coe c e

c c ed o con ol he nd keep he n e plo e on :

n c fe ed h he e plo e wo ld be olen ow d he ho ld he f l o co pl w h he

de nd o f he we e o coope e w h he pol ce;

offende e one c o g n cce o o he , k ng c bo he f end nd enco g ng he ob ng he f end o p e- nged ee ng . if c e p o ee w f o k on , offende

c n e he pee o p ll he b ck n;

co on e pe ence ong c w he d o en ng effec of be ng o ed b he offende o nd nd

be ween l ge own . v c we e of en ge ed b pe pe o n p bl c pl ce , ncl d ng own o c cen e

(p c l l hop , e n nd ke w ) nd loc l p k . af e n l ee ng w h offende , n be of

d ffe en pe of loc on we e ed fo e l e plo on. t f h e been pl c ed n n be of c e

nd offende we e epo ed o h e p cked c p f o ne he ho e , on he ee o f o p k nd

d en he o o he loc on ; nd

offende of en del be el c e e nd/o e ce b e lne b l e h c h e, ch d eng ge en

f o he f l e o f l d ff c l e , de ch en f o e ce , o ch lleng ng o c n l beh o . th o h he c n e n e cl e con ol o e he o ng pe on.

O e ll, c e nl kel o d clo e e plo on ol n l , e l of fe of e plo e , lo l o pe pe o ,

f l e o ecogn e h he h e been e plo ed nd neg e pe cep on o fe of ho e .

agenc e n ol ed n den f ng nd feg d ng e ll e plo ed ch ld en nd o ng people, ncl d ng he pol ce,

ecogn e h c e nl kel o p e en c of e l offence nd e l kel o be ho le o

eng ge en . agenc e be w e h he leng h of e be ween nc den of e plo on nd d clo e

o he ho e no p o of n el b l , b d ec e l of e plo on.

FINdINGS

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O n l ppo he k e en ool con ned n o g d nce6. the e ho ld be ed b f on l ne

e ce o den f ch ld en who e be ng e plo ed. a nge of d ffe en f c o e h ghl gh ed po en l nd c o .

Fo e ple:

d l o olde o h lo e ng o de he ch ld l pl ce of e dence;

pe en l ng, ng o o e n gh o e n ng l e w h no pl ble e pl n on;

le ng ho e/c e e ng n clo h ng n l fo he nd d l ch ld ( n pp op e fo ge, bo ow ng clo h ng

f o olde o ng people);

cq on of e pen e clo he , ob le phone o o he po e on w ho pl ble e pl n on;

nc /d eng ge en w h ed c on o con de ble ch nge n pe fo nce chool;

ol le beh o e h b ng e e e of ood w ng o e of b e l ng ge;

ge ng n ol ed n pe c e ch hopl f ng, e l ng;

en e ng o le ng eh cle d en b nknown d l ;

ho l n el on h p w h p en /c e nd o he f l e be ; nd

e n ng f e h ng been ng, look ng well c ed fo n p e of h ng no known ho e b e.

FINdINGS


6 a f ll k e en ool c n be fo nd n DCsF (2009) g d nce s feg d ng ch ld en nd o ng people f o e l e plo on.

}} If youve got a hard family life you dont want to put more stress on your parents, you might not know how your parents would react ||

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3 Assess the effectiveness of processes which might help identify such offending or potential victims.

Multi-agency working

F on l ne wo ke w h n he pol ce, ch ld en e ce , nd he ol n ec o con en l ed h l - genc

wo k ng e en l o ckl ng ch ld e l e plo on. N on l g d nce e LsCB ho ld en e pec f c

p oced e e n pl ce, e ng o he ole nd e pon b l e of loc l genc e nd p ofe on l ; ho ld den f

b-g o p o le d on ch ld e l e plo on; nd ho ld e bl h le d p ofe on l n e ch genc . i l o

eco end he de elop en of l - genc e .

Howe e , ecen e e ch h hown h o LsCB h e no ple en ed ke pec of h g d nce.

Fo e ple, pp o el h ee q e h e no e bl hed ele n b g o p, o do no h e le d

p ofe on l, nd o do no h e p o d e p o ocol 7.

Front line awareness

P c one nd c ed need fo p o ed w ene of he gn nd p o of ch ld e l e plo on c o

nge of e ce . mo e wo k needed o en e h ll genc e e ble o den f e l e plo on, ppo

ch ld en nd e c l e conce n . the e genc e ncl de e l he l h cl n c , ch ld nd dole cen en l he l h

e ce , GP , o h wo ke , e che n chool nd n p p l efe l n , chool n e , yOt , pec l e ce

fo ho ele o d g b ng o ng people, well o pol ce e .

a g e e nde nd ng of he lne b l e nd e pe ence of c nd he p o of b e needed o helpf on l ne genc e de elop o e lo ed e pon e o ch ld en who e l kel o be p c l l lne ble.

Engagement with victims

P c one de c bed he need fo p o c e o e ch o eng ge cce f ll w h c . Pol ce nd oc l wo ke

epo ed d ff c l e w h po el eng g ng c of ch ld e l e plo on. v c he el e epo ed neg e

e pe ence of o e ce . Whe e he eng ge en w cce f l w bec e wo ke h d n e ed e

n b ld ng ppo w h o ng people.

vol n ec o genc e epo ed h he we e cce f l n eng g ng c of ch ld e l e plo on h o gh

ned p oce of n en e o e ch. Whe e ol n ec o genc e l o wo ked n p ne h p, h led o o e

cce f l o co e , whe e he n l d clo e of e plo on o p ojec wo ke , co ld le d o pol ce n e g on.

FINdINGS

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Investigations and evidence

in gene l, ch ld en lne ble o ch ld e l e plo on of en f l o ee ch ld en e ce h e hold fo n e en on

bec e he e no een lne ble, o he e e en o nge ch ld en nd he e plo on nonde ood. in n c e , ch ld en w ll onl ece e n pp op e e pon e f he e pec l ol n ec o

p o de l ble n he e .

refe l of ch ld e l e plo on c e co onl f ll o de he e of efe ence fo pol ce Ch ld ab e

in e g on un (Caiu ), wh ch e gene ll nd ed pec f c ll o de l w h c e of f l l ch ld b e. C e

of ch ld e l e plo on e of en p ed o CiD e wh ch n ge d e e c elo d nd e of en l ck ng n

he c p c nd e pe e o n e g e he .

Pol ce e pe ence jo ch llenge n co p l ng ff c en e dence o p o ec e nd con c pe pe o of ch ld e l

e plo on. Pol ce ecogn e he need o p o e he q l of he eng ge en w h, nd e dence g he ng f o ,

c n dd on o he offende n e ew echn q e .

Prosecutions and court proceedings

Pol ce off ce epo ed e pe enc ng d ff c l e d ng p o ec on nd co p oceed ng . the epo ed h he

CPs ol c o e of en el c n o ke p c e of ch ld e l e plo on bec e c e of en pe ce ed

n el ble. v c ggle o e p e he e pe ence nd be ncoope e nd d ff c l o eng ge.

Pol ce eco end wo k ng w h eg l CPs ol c o who h ong w ene nd h ed nde nd ng of he

e . th end o e l n cce f ll b ng ng c e of ch ld e l e plo on o co nd ec ng con c onof offende .

s ppo ng c d ng co p oceed ng l o he cce f l p o ec on of c e. v c f nd he co

p oce e c nd d ff c l , p c l l he gg e e nd n e l ne of q e on ng p ed b n defence

b e . P c one e ph ed h ll genc e wo k oge he o ppo c nd he f l e befo e,

d ng nd f e co ppe nce .

Eng ge en w h c con n e be ond he co p oce , w h ongo ng ppo o g e k, wh ch no

dependen on he o co e of co c e. Ch ld en nd o ng people n h on h e l ple lne b l e

h need dd e ng nd he ll e n k of e l e plo on, e en f he offende h been con c ed.

acq l of he defend n e e el d e ng fo c , g en he of e-l ng e pe ence of e plo onn co , onl o feel h he h e been j dged o h e been l ng.

FINdINGS


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Size and scale of the known picture

Whe e he pol ce, ch ld en e ce nd ol n ec o genc e h e wo ked oge he o dd e ch ld e l

e plo on, c h e been den f ed nd ppo ed nd offende held o cco n . Howe e , n o e of heuK, he e doe no ppe o be p o c e pp o ch o h e. We f nd h he d collec ed n h e en

l kel o ep e en onl ll f c on of he f ll p c e nd n n deq e b fo n on l f nd ng .

Offending profile or victim experience

the offende w h n o d e e o nge w h l o h lf of he be ng nde 25, whe e ge known. the e

no ce ble le el of ne wo k ng nd p c l beh o l ch c e c ong n offende n h he ppe

o de e f c on f o he nd powe of e e ng con ol o e c , no onl o co e l offence ,

b l o n end n elf.

v c of en e h b l ple lne b l e w h go ng ng nd l ng n c e co on fe e of he e pe ence.

v lne b l e e del be el e ce b ed b offende n he n e e of e n ng con ol.

the ch llenge fo c o b e k o of e plo on c n be o e whel ng. v c f nd d ff c l o d clo e he

b e nd he need p o c e eng ge en f o wo ke o help nd ppo he o e he long- e . in e g e

nd co p oce e c n nc e e he p e e nd d e e pe enced b c .

Effectiveness of processes

mo LsCB do no f lf l he p o l ole p e c bed fo he n o g d nce n e pec of ch ld e l e plo on.

all genc e need o p o e he ecogn on of h b e nd e plo on, n e en ng w h feg d ng c n

e l ge. the need fo co en o l - genc wo k o ckle h e enco p e ll f on l ne e ce .

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1 Victims

v c nd he f l e ho ld ece e ppo f o pec l e ce h o gho he p oce of d clo e,

pol ce n e g on nd co p oceed ng , n l he k of e l e plo on g ed.

v c cco n nd e pe ence ho ld be ed o nfo genc e pon e bo h n de gn ng p e en on

e ge nd e l n e en on h o gh o he e p of pec l ppo .

2 Multi-agency working and front line services

all LsCB ee he e pon b l nde c en g d nce s feg d ng Ch ld en nd yo ng People f o

se l E plo on (DCsF, 2009) nd en e h he e coo d n ed l - genc e pon e o h e

nd cle nd p o d e p oced e . E ch LsCB e h e l e plo on occ n e nle

he e cle e dence o he con .

LsCB en e h ch ld en who e k c n be den f ed n e l ge c o nge of genc e

nd h he e e cle p o ocol fo h ng nfo on. the ho ld en e h ch ld en k h e f ll

e en of he need nd efe l o ele n e ce fo n e en on nd ppo .

G en he l nk be ween e l e plo on nd o he lne b l e , LsCB en e h ho e wo k ng

w h o n con c w h ch ld en who e p c l l lne ble, nde nd he gn of e plo on nd c n efe

ch ld en fo lo ed ppo . the e ho ld be p c l e ph on fo e c e nd e den l c e ff,

well ll f on l ne wo ke h co e n o con c w h ng ch ld en.

LsCB ho ld ppo he de elop en of pec l l - genc e h c n ppo lne ble c

well de e ence nd p o ec on c .

LsCB ho ld en e h he e ff c en pec l n ng fo f on l ne e ce p o de o h he e

eq pped o den f ch ld en k. P ofe on l ho ld h e n nde nd ng of ke nd c o of e plo on

nd h l ho gh n c c n p e en ee w e, he e n f c h ghl lne ble.

E ch pol c ng e h co e n o con c w h c o offende need o h e n nde nd ng

of ch ld e l e plo on. t n ng ho ld be p o ded o pp op e pol ce n nd e , ncl d ng Caiu ,

CiD, PPu nd co n pol c ng. Pol ce fo ce ho ld l o de elop eg o en e h c e of ch ld

e l e plo on e den f ed nd p og e ed pp op el .

Ch ld en e ce en e h c e of ch ld e l e plo on e e ed nd e ponded o

pp op el ; h w ll eq e ho o gh nde nd ng of he p c on c .

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3 Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)

the CPs ho ld e ew ll p o ec on n ch ld e l e plo on o den f b e o k ng c e fo w d,nd o l ne be p c ce n el on o he ppo l ble fo c . the CPs ho ld l o e ew ecen

c e o den f ke pec of he n e g on nd c n l j ce p oce h c n le d o cce f l

p o ec on o co e .

4 Data recording

all f on l ne genc e ho ld de elop w of c p ng nd eco d ng d el ng o known o pec ed

c e of e l e plo on. LsCB ho ld coo d n e he de elop en of e pl e fo c p ng nfo on

wh ch of e o bo h pol ce nd e ce fo e ll e plo ed ch ld en.

Pol ce fo ce ho ld p o c el g he n ell gence nd de elop eg l p oble p of le of ch ld e l

e plo on.

5 Research

th e en h den f ed n gn f c n g p n c en knowledge of ch ld e l e plo on.

Ke e fo f he e e ch nd n l e o l ned n he f ll e en .

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aBE ach e ng Be E dence

Caiu Ch ld ab e in e g on un

Ch ld en se ce Ch ld en se ce Dep en n loc l ho e de elop, co on nd le d he del e

of e ce o ch ld en nd o ng people, ncl d ng ed c on, he l h, o h, e l e nd oc l

c e e ce

CiD C n l in e g on Dep en

CPs C own P o ec on se ce. the C own P o ec on se ce he Go e n en Dep en

e pon ble fo p o ec ng c n l c e n e g ed b he pol ce n Engl nd nd W le

DCsF Dep en fo Ch ld en, school nd F l e . a go e n en dep en , en ed Dep en

fo Ed c on n 2010

LsCB Loc l s feg d ng Ch ld en Bo d. E ch loc l ho h Loc l s feg d ng Ch ld en Bo d.

the LsCB he ke o ech n fo g ee ng how he ele n o g n on n e ch

loc l e w ll co-ope e o feg d nd p o o e he welf e of ch ld en n h loc l , nd

fo en ng he effec ene of wh he do. me be h p of Bo d ncl de he pol ce, he

Loc l P ob on t , yo h Offend ng te , NHs t , nd he Conne on se ce w h

ep e en on f o chool nd n ol e en f o ol n nd co n ec o o g n on

well o he

NGO Non-Go e n en l O g n on. a non-p of , ch ble o ol n o g n on

PPu P bl c P o ec on un

sti se ll t n ed infec on

yOt yo h Offend ng te

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