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Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) is a form of child abuse which involves children and young people (male and female) who are
under the age of eighteen and subjected to exploitive relationships, violence, coercion and intimidation. Perpetrators of CSE are
found in all parts of the country and are not restricted to particular ethnic groups or gender.
CSE can also occur through the use of technology without the child’s immediate recognition. Exploitative relationships are
characterised in the main by the child or young person’s availability of choice resulting from their social/economic and/or emotional
vulnerability and can have serious long term impact on every aspect of their life, health and education.
We must recognise the well evidenced links between CSE and children who go missing and agencies must work together to reduce
incidents of missing, to locate the child and to learn from the child’s experiences. Agencies have a joint responsibility to prevent
children from becoming victims of CSE and to protect them and safeguard them from further risk of harm.
Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCBs) are responsible for ensuring that appropriate local procedures are in place to tackle
CSE and that frontline practitioners are aware of those procedures and how they relate to their own areas of responsibility and that
all actions undertaken focus on the needs of the child.
A number of national action plans recommend that LSCBs develop an effective local strategy ensuring there is a co-ordinated multiagency response to CSE which builds upon and incorporates a range of successful strategic initiatives which include early
identification through effective information sharing, underpinned by robust risk assessment and awareness raising across front line
practitioners, children and young people and local communities. Sexual exploitation of children and young people is completely
unacceptable and tackling it remains one of the most important challenges for the South Tyneside LSCB.
The strategy encompasses five key priorities: Prevention; Identification; Support; Disruption and Prosecution. Safeguarding in
partnership to increase public confidence is a golden thread running throughout the strategy.
Prevention creating an increased awareness and understanding of CSE with young people, parents and multi-agency partners
Identification collating a robust CSE data set
Support improving multi-agency responses to the identification of CSE
Disruption and Prosecution partnership working with the police to increase the effectiveness of disruption and prosecution
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Priority 1: Prevention/Awareness Raising - Increase the understanding and awareness of CSE with young people, parents and multi agency
partners
Commission the drama
production of Chelsea’s
Choice to effectively
disseminate the key
messages around CSE
with young people from
secondary schools, front
line multi-agency
practitioners, parents and
carers.
STSCB Business
Manager to organise
and co-ordinate
before the end of
Summer term
Over 1800 young people
targeted
July 2014
Analysis of the evaluations from
young people has lead onto a
significant amount of partnership
work between the secondary
schools, Northumbria Police and
C4L Public Health Practitioner
strengthening the PSHE element
of the curriculum around healthy
relationships
Ongoing
There have been 38 potential
CSE concerns received between
April – December 2015.The data
was derived from the CSE proformas and the associated
vulnerability check list. This is a
significant improvement on 14/15
data which indicated that there
were 14 checklists received
relating to 12 young people all of
whom were discussed at the
350 professionals
25 Parents *
CSE Strategic Sub
Group
Analysis of Chelsea’s Choice
Evaluations around set criteria
Performance
Management and
Evaluation Sub
Group
Analysis of number and source
of CSE referrals at South
Tyneside Missing, Sexually
Exploited and Trafficked
(MSET) Sub Group
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MSET subgroup
Re-commission Chelsea’s
Choice to raise the
awareness and
understanding of CSE with
young people, parents,
carers and front line
practitioners
As above and to
include Safeguarding
Leads within schools
and organisations
Analysis of numbers
Source-specific CSE
resources for schools and
multi-agency organisations
LSCB Business
Manager
Safeguarding Leads
within schools, South
Tyneside College
and partner
organisations
Audit of resources within
schools
July 2015
Analysis and comparison of
2015 evaluations with 2014
March 2015.
Completed
within
timescale and
refreshed in
September
2015.
June 2015
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Chelsea’s Choice recommissioned in the summer of
2015 in response to the feedback
from young people and
professionals who saw it in 2014.
Over 1420 young people, 101
frontline professionals engaged
with the drama production.
All secondary schools and South
Tyneside College have a CSE
resource file with key CSE
literature, policies and
procedures, national guidance,
links to further resources and
research. This is updated via
email attachments as and when
new information becomes
available from the LSCB.
Multi-agency organisations
receive CSE resources via email
or from attendance a relevant sub
groups
A CSE leaflet for young people
developed
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January 2016
The CSE poster for the Mosque
has been signed off by the
Mosque committee
46 schools within the borough
have achieved the generic
healthy schools programme
which includes specific elements
of CSE. This is an ongoing piece
of work with schools. To be
progressed to the specific CSE
badge within the Healthy Schools
programme.
Domestic Abuse & DASH RIC
Assessment for 50 Workers at
South Tyneside Homes
Embed CSE into the
Healthy Schools
Programme as a
mandatory unit
LSCB Business
Manager
C4L Public Health
Practitioner
Evidence of uptake of CSE
mandatory unit
June 2015
Deliver and Embed the
DASH RIC and disclosure
training with Pastoral
Leads within secondary
schools
Domestic Violence
co-ordinator
Analysis of the number and
quality of referrals and the
evaluation from teachers
February 2015
Completed
Young Persons
Violence Advisor
Service Coordinator
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April 2015
Completed
Domestic Abuse Awareness for
fostering & Adoption Service for
40 staff
May 2015
Completed
Teenager Relationship Abuse /
DASH RIC Teacher Training for
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50 frontline practitioners from
schools South Tyneside College
and Services for Young People
Develop effective CSE
marketing material
Communication and
Participation sub
group
Evidence of CSE marketing
material used within
organisations
Nov 2014
Completed
within the
timescale
May 2015
June 2015
January 2016
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CSE posters disseminated across
the borough and displayed
appropriately
CSE Awareness stickers and key
rings designed and distributed
within the local business
community e.g. taxi drivers
CSE information leaflet produced
for young people
CSE poster for one of the local
Mosques designed and agreed
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Work closely with schools
and Services for Young
People in identifying
persistent absent pupils
who potentially are at risk
of CSE
Attendance
Monitoring Officers
within SYP
Reduction in the Persistent
Absent figures
July 2014
2013 – 14
Secondary 4.54% = 337 pupils
Primary
2.91%= 319 pupils
July 2015
2014 – 15
Secondary 4.92% = 368 pupils
Primaries 2.99% = 331
Develop a Return to
Schools Interview pilot for
use with young people
who go missing during the
school / college day who
potentially are at risk of
CSE
LSCB Business
Manager
May 2015
Completed
within
timescale
Pilot completed. Evaluation report
presented at the Behaviour and
Attendance Partnership. Who
agreed that schools would use
this as a tool in determining
potential risks of young people
who go missing during the school
/ college day. This data will form
part of the multi-agency
performance framework as well
as supportive data for MSET
consideration.
Performance
Management and
Evaluation
Safeguarding Leads
within secondary
schools & South
Tyneside College
Increased information sharing
around local intelligence and
the identification of children
and young people potentially at
risk of CSE
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Clearly identify and share
across multi agencies the
STSCB policy and
procedure around CSE and
the supporting
documentation e.g. CSE
vulnerability check lists,
assessments, information
sharing flow chart
CSE Strategic Sub
Group
Increased CSE vulnerability
check lists submitted to MSET
Sept 2014
Achieved
within
timescale
In 2014/15 14 CSE proformas
were received related to 12
young people who were
discussed at MSET.
Performance
Management and
Evaluation
From April 2015 – December
2015 there have been 38
potential CSE concerns received
Data collection around CSE
related information is collated
within the multi- agency
performance framework.
A 2014-15 CSE profile for South
Tyneside is now available. Work
is in progress to complete the
2015 /16 profile.
CSE resource files in secondary
schools & South Tyneside
College include CSE
documentation.
CSE policy and procedures
available via LSCB Safeguarding
policies and procedures
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Audit of the effectiveness of
the CSE policy and procedure
February 2015
April 2016
Engage with the wider
CSE Strategic Sub
Increase in contacts made to
8
Sept 2014 –to
Progress
The data would suggest there
has been an increase in the
awareness of CSE resulting in an
increase of CSE vulnerability
checklists. To date 38 compared
to 14 for the full year of 2014 -15
CSE case file audit undertaken
made a number of
recommendations that have been
actioned. It also identified areas
of good practice.
CSE is included within the
revised LSCB audit cycle
Significant amount of work
progressed around the
CSE/Vulnerability Checklist,
referral process, expectations of
frontline professionals attending
MSET and the Return Home
Interview process. For example
April – December 2015 there
were 171 requests for RHI and
101 received, (59%).Work
continues in this area to improve
the return rate.
CSE Awareness Raising session
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community e.g. local
businesses, hotels and
accommodation,
community wardens, taxi
ranks, foster carers, race
and faith networks in order
to raise the awareness of
CSE and disseminate the
CSE literature.
Group
the Police
date
with the following groups:
Communication,
Participation and
Awareness Sub
Group
Increase in referrals
Increase in information sharing
with the Police via the force
intelligent website
April/ May
2015
May 2015
May 2015
June 2015
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Schools – 8 secondary schools
and 13 primary schools 3 special
schools have received a briefing
session.
Taxi Trade: engaged with 506
taxi drivers and 22 of the 24
operators. In partnership with the
Licensing and Regulatory
Committee no taxi driver in South
Tyneside can renew their taxi
licenses without attending a CSE
Awareness session. Since the
introduction of the training
Northumbria Police have
recorded a 52% increase in the
number of calls from taxi drivers
concerns about female
passengers in particular.
Preferred Supplier List: 30+
local businesses
Governor Training
Alazhar Mosque: engaged with
22 members. This has
progressed further awareness
sessions took place with the
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July 2015
September
2015
September
July,
September
and November
2015
October 2015
October 2015
November
2015
January 2016
February 2016
March 2016
March 2016
March 2016
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Progress
ladies of the Mosque of which 10
attended
Social and Private Landlords:
session held in June 2015.
Peripatetic music staff
Safeguarding Champions in
Health
School Catering staff
Pub and Door Staff:
Vulnerability training session
planned throughout the next 6
months for staff in South
Tyneside and Sunderland.
Apna Ghar: Session planned for
the ladies based on online safety
and the link to CSE.
Foster Carers – online safety
awareness and the link to CSE
South Tyneside Deaf Club
Churches Together
Private Landlords / Off License
Owners and staff
Sikh Gudwara
Baring Street Mosque
Local Magistrates
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Set out clearly the
expectations of multi
agency partners and staff
to proactively respond to
risk and vulnerability.
CSE Strategic Sub
Group
All multi agency organisations
will be signed up and working
towards the objectives
identified in the local CSE
strategy.
November
2014
Terms of reference agreed for the
CSE Strategic group Nov 2014.
Increase in the attendance
numbers at both face to face
training and via E-Learning
module
March 2014
Steady increase in the successful
completion of e-learning module
since re launch of e -learning and
self-registration process since
Dec 2014.
Sign off agreement from
the LSCB Executive Board
to make CSE part of core
mandatory training.
Communication,
Participation and
Awareness Sub
Group
LSCB Executive
Board
2,275successful completions of
CSE e-learning. (December 2014
– December 2015)
Quality assure the CSE
training materials to ensure
it includes information on
warning signs, impact of
CSE, victim identification
and appropriate sign
posting to effective and
CSE Strategic Sub
Group
Workforce
Development and
Training Sub Group
CSE training material signed
Aug 2014.
off against the criteria identified Completed
within
timescale.
Due to the
evolving
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95 people have attended face to
face training since January 2015
– Dec 2015.
CSE training refreshed to reflect
national directives, policies and
procedures and research
findings. This is an ongoing piece
of work due to evolving
developments/ research and
national case findings.
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timely support.
Ensure the national
guidance around trafficked
children is incorporated
into the LSCB, policies and
procedures and training
programme
Policy and
Procedures Sub
Group
LSCB policy and procedure
around trafficking included in
Safeguarding policies and
procedures
Workforce
Development and
Training Sub Group
Training around trafficking will
be included in the LSCB
training programme
Timescale for
completion
nature of CSE
training
updated as
and when new
issues
emerge.
Sept 2014
Completed
within
timescale.
Again due to
the emerging
information
amendments
will be made
accordingly
Oct 2014
September
2015
Contribute to the sub
regional CSE Strategy and
action plan
CSE Strategic Sub
Group
Sub Regional CSE Strategy
will clearly identify CSE within
each sub region.
CSE Sub Regional
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August and
December
2014
Progress
Revised policies and procedures
around trafficked children are
incorporated into the LSCB
training programme.
Incorporated within the CSE
training
Bespoke ‘Trafficking ‘training
commissioned from the NWG
was attended by 45 multi-agency
professionals
The CSE Strategy of Northumbria
Police incorporates the local
action plans for each area that
links directly to the CSE delivery
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Group
Monitoring and achievements
of both the actions and impact.
March, June,
September,
and December
2015
January 2016
plan of the Police.
Ongoing
More consistency has been
applied across the sub regional in
terms of CSE risk assessment
documentation and format of
MSET meetings.
Regular updates to local
strategic group
Seek sub regional
agreement on sharing
resources to deliver CSE
messages in
schools/colleges to
educate and raise
awareness about potential
victims and perpetrators.
CSE Strategic Group
Evidence of sub regional
collaboration.
Chelsea’s Choice attended by
over 250 both sub regionally
and regionally
July 2014
October 2015
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This is monitored at each sub
regional meeting
A successful bid was submitted to
the Police and Crime
Commissioner for funding to
support a regional CSE
Conference in October 2015.The
conference was a great success
with over 470 delegates from
around the region. This
conference was planned in
partnership with the LSCB’s from
South Tyneside, Sunderland,
Gateshead and Northumbria
Police. The event was chaired by
the Independent Chair of the
STSCB.
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Priority 2: Identification - Establish a local CSE data set around: Suspected Incidences of CSE; No of CSE proformas received into MSET; No of
missing episodes of 24hrs and 2 or more occasions; No of return home interviews
Working in partnership with CSE Strategic Sub
the Performance
Group
Management and
Evaluation sub group
undertake an audit around
the identified CSE data set.
Performance
Management and
Audit was undertaken on a Evaluation Sub
number of cases with CSE Group
concerns
Implementation of audit and
analysis which will inform
further development work
within this area
Dec 2014
Local data set agreed
Significant amount of work
continues to strengthen process
Development of a local profile
July 2015
The CSE local profile has been
developed for 2014 /15 .This was
based on the analysis of data
from CSE pro-formas,
vulnerability checklist and return
home interview information.
Work on the 2015/16 profile is in
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progress.
Organise a range of multi
agency workshops to
disseminate the findings
and learning from the audit
work.
CSE Strategic Sub
Group
Disseminate the following
information to multiagencies and revise the
LSCB Safeguarding
Policies & Procedures
accordingly
LSCB Business
Manager
 ‘What to do if you’re
worried a child is being
Recommendations acted upon
improvement in front line
practice.
February
2015
The findings from the audit work
have been included within the
CSE awareness raising sessions
.
Increase in Early Help referrals
April 2015
Increase in referrals to contact
and referral
Supporting information and key
documents disseminated at the
LSCB Executive Board meeting
in April 2015
Increase in multi-agency
information sharing
Further dissemination of
documents
Workforce
Development and
Training Sub Group
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June 2015
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February 2015
A multi-agency evaluation of the
CSE Vulnerability checklist was
undertaken and specific
recommendations made. This
resulted in work to amend and
revise the MSET documentation.
This is due to be launched in
March 2016.
abused’
 Information Sharing
guidance :Advice for
professionals providing
safeguarding services to
children , young people,
parents and carer
 Working Together 2015
In order to ensure that a
robust system is in place to
monitor vulnerable young
people a revised, regional
checklist around CSE and
vulnerability that was
introduced as a pilot will be
assessed by multi-agency
partners.
Multi-agency
The outcome of the evaluation
Representatives from process is to ensure that South
the MSET sub group Tyneside has a robust,
agreeable CSE / Vulnerability
Risk Assessment tool that is
not only fit for purpose, but is
being properly implemented as
well.
This will address the
directive given by the Chief
Social Worker for all areas
to review risk assessment
tools that include a risk
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Priority 3: Support - Improve multi agency communication in response to the identification of CSE by developing the skills and knowledge of the
identified Safeguarding Leads within multi-agencies
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Develop a model that
incorporates:
CSE Strategic Sub
Group
 Access – to include
easy referral processes
and clearer procedures
and processes. Identify
venues where young
people can drop in and
use self-referral
processes
MSET – formerly
STEM
Multi-agency Safeguarding
Jan 2014
Leads will have received
additional training around CSE.
All outreach staff will have
Dec 2014 –
undertaken CSE training
Dec 2015
Increase in referrals
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Timescale for
completion
Progress
Included in training figures above
There has been an increase in
the numbers of referrals received
into MSET
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 Attention – train specific
workers to give positive,
consistent attention to
the young person’s
needs
SCARPA WORKER
At least 3 more agencies will
have undertaken the return
home interview training
August &
September
2015
Due to the revision of the RHI
structure and process additional
agencies have not been trained
until all in house arrangements
and processes have been
embedded.
February 2016
SCARPA commissioned for 12
months to undertake the RHI
process for children and young
people within South Tyneside
with the exception of those open
to Early Help
From the onset
of engagement
with a young
person
Young people have the
opportunity to suggest venues
where they feel happy to meet
with SCARPA Worker.
September
Work in progress
 Assertive Outreach –
Maintain the contact and
dialogue with the young
person where they
choose.
Allocated Worker
with oversight by
manager
Feedback from the young
people / SCARPA
documentation
Strategic group
Feedback and evidence from
organisations to assure the
 Advocacy – to ensure a
young person has
support throughout their
ordeal and access to
other support services
Ensure all organisations
have internal
whistleblowing policies in
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place
Safeguarding Leads
in organisations
strategic group that
Whistleblowing arrangements
Are in place.
2015
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The LSCB will conduct
regular local assessments
on the effectiveness of
local responses to CSE
and publish the outcome of
those assessments
through the annual report
Independent Chair
LSCB Manager
Performance
Management and
Evaluation
The published outcomes will
indicated effective responses
to CSE concerns
August 2015
The LSCB Annual Report for
2014/15 indicates that the
safeguarding arrangements
within South Tyneside are
effective.
January2016
The LSCB self- assessment for
children missing and at risk of
CSE has been RAG rated as
green.
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Priorities 4/5: Disruption and Prosecution - Work closely with Police colleagues to increase the effectiveness of disruption and prosecution.
Develop clear guidance
and training for staff linked
to particular hotspot areas
in gathering and recording
evidence, as well as
supporting victims giving
evidence.
CSE Strategic Sub
Group
Increased data intelligence
received by the Police
Northumbria Police
Targeted intervention work at
identified hotspots e.g.
Services for Young People
Development of the South
Tyneside CSE profile
Ensure all multi-agency
partners are made aware
of civil remedies, tools and
powers to tackle CSE and
associated behaviours e.g.
Community Safety
Partnership
Dissemination of information
across multi-agencies in
regarding civil remedies, tools
and powers available to tackle
CSE.
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To be included
in all MSET
meetings
Generic CSE risk factors and
appropriate action covered in
CSE training.
July 2015
A CSE profile for South Tyneside
2014/15 has been developed and
shared with key partners for
dissemination within their service
areas.
A report was presented to the
strategic group by a council legal
representative around the various
powers that can be implemented.
Information disseminated
June 2015
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How we will do it
Who will be
responsible? By
when (to be set)?
How will we know we have
achieved it effectively?
Timescale for
completion
Progress
Increase in the use of the civil
remedies, tools and powers
resulting in a positive outcome
As and when a
situation arises
feedback will
be given to the
group
identifying
powers used
and the impact
of these.
Civil remedies, tools and powers
are always available at MSET
meeting to support partners to
make informed decisions.
anti-social behaviour /
nuisance
ABBREVIATIONS
CSE – Child Sexual Exploitation
LSCB – Local Children Board
SCARPA – Safeguarding Children at risk, prevention and action
STEM – South Tyneside Exploited and Missing
MSET – Missing, Sexually Exploited and Trafficked
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RAG
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RAG Status Definition (Red, Amber, Green)
The effective monitoring of the Sexual Exploitation Strategy depends heavily on an
accurate RAG status. The purpose of the RAG rating system is to quickly identify areas
that require immediate attention, more robust monitoring as well as to identify areas of the
strategy that are on target to succeed.
STATUS
RED
AMBER
DEFINITION
ACTION
Raise to the Sexually
Exploited Strategic
The strategy requires remedial
group with a clear
action to achieve objectives
rationale of the
issues, actions
The timeline/priority areas of
implemented and a
work are at risk
timeline for
improvement
A priority area of work within
the strategy has a problem but
action is being taken to resolve
this OR a potential problem
has been identified and no
action may be taken at this
time but it is being carefully
monitored
Raise awareness to
the Exploited
Strategic Group.
The Chair will
determine the next
course of action
The timeline/priority areas of
work are at risk
The project is on target to
succeed
GREEN
The timeline// priority areas of
work are within plan
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Examples of good
practice shared with
multi-agency
partners