Child Sexual Exploitation Sample Clauses
Child Sexual Exploitation. ‘Child sexual exploitation is a form of sexual abuse where children are sexually exploited for money, power or status. It can involve violent, humiliating and degrading sexual assaults. In some cases, young people are persuaded or forced into exchanging sexual activity for money, drugs, gifts, affection or status. Consent cannot be given, even where a child may believe they are voluntarily engaging in sexual activity with the person who is exploiting them. Child sexual exploitation doesn't always involve physical contact and can happen online. A significant number of children who are victims of sexual exploitation go missing from home, care and education at some point.’ ‘Child sexual exploitation is a form of child abuse. It occurs where anyone under the age of 18 is persuaded, coerced or forced into sexual activity in exchange for, amongst other things, money, drugs/alcohol, gifts, affection or status. Consent is irrelevant, even where a child may believe they are voluntarily engaging in sexual activity with the person who is exploiting them. Child sexual exploitation does not always involve physical contact and may occur online.’ ‘Involves forcing or enticing a child or young person to take part in sexual activities, not necessarily involving a high level of violence, whether or not the child is aware of what is happening. The activities may involve physical contact, including assault by penetration (for example, rape or oral sex) or non-penetrative acts such as masturbation, kissing, rubbing and touching outside of clothing. They may also include non-contact activities, such as involving children in looking at, or in the production of, sexual images, watching sexual activities, encouraging children to behave in sexually inappropriate ways, or grooming a child in preparation for abuse (including via the internet). Sexual abuse is not solely perpetrated by adult males. Women can also commit acts of sexual abuse, as can other children.’
Child Sexual Exploitation. Definition and a guide for practitioners, local leaders and decision makers working to protect children from child sexual exploitation- Department for Education 2017
Child Sexual Exploitation. 64.1 Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) is defined as:
64.2 This definition of child sexual exploitation was created by the UK National Working Group for Sexually Exploited Children and Young People and is used in statutory guidance for England.
64.3 In the case of children and young people under the age of 18, or young people over the age of 18 accessing the services of the Contractor, any suspicion of CSE must be immediately reported to the relevant Specialist Children’s Services district office or the Kent Social Services Out of Hours Service so that Child Protection procedures can be implemented.
64.4 The Contractor must have, within its policy on Safeguarding Children, procedures in place for the identification and reporting of suspected CSE.
64.5 The Contractor must ensure all members of staff are familiar with the Kent and Medway Sexual Exploitation Procedures (Child Sexual Exploitation - ▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇) and know how to report concerns and the Contractor shall comply with such procedures in delivering the services.
64.6 The Contractor is required to comply with all the Council’s current procedures in relation to CSE.
64.7 The Contractor and its staff must ensure that any cases where there is suspected CSE are raised and recorded internally, and referred to Specialist Children’s Services. The Contractor must ensure that all members of staff are aware of the consultation procedures to follow if they are unsure whether their concerns have reached the threshold of Child Protection.
64.8 The Contractor will ensure that issues of risk are dealt with quickly and appropriately and that links are made with senior Specialist Children’s Services Staff and other appropriate agencies, including the police in the event of an emergency.
64.9 The Contractor will ensure that all members of staff receive training in respect of CSE, to include, but not limited to, identification, prevention and disruption. The Contractor shall ensure that all members of staff receive CSE training within two months of employment and this must be updated annually. The Contractor shall keep a record of all training completed by members of staff.
64.10 In the case of children and young people under the age of 18, or young people over the age of 18 accessing the services of the Contractor, any inappropriate online activity must be immediately reported to the relevant Specialist Children’s Services district office or the Kent Social Services Out of Hours Service so that Child Protection procedure...
Child Sexual Exploitation. It is important for SARCs to understand the characteristics of child sexual exploitation (CSE) in order to provide a suitable response to this form of child sexual abuse. The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP)33 found: • Majority of CSE victims were girls - However in 31% of cases, gender was unknown. It is likely that male victims are under-represented due to difficulties in identifying sexual exploitation in boys and young men. • 14 and 15 year olds are most likely to be noticed by authorities - Some victims of sexual exploitation were as young as 9 or 10 years old, but young people most commonly came to the attention of statutory and non-statutory authorities aged 14 or 15. • Majority of victims were White - 61% of the victims were White, 3% were Asian and 1% were Black. Ethnicity was unknown in 33% of cases. Children from minority ethnic backgrounds are likely to be under-represented in statistics because of barriers to reporting and accessing services. • Children who go missing are risk of sexual exploitation - Information about whether children went missing was incomplete, but 842 children were reported as missing on at least one occasion. However, it was not known whether these children were sexually exploited before, during or after they went missing.
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Child Sexual Exploitation. Child trafficking -. Some missing children subsequently become trafficked, often for the purposes of sexual exploitation. They may be trafficked across both small and large geographical areas. Guidance for practitioners regarding child trafficking can be found under the respective SCB web sites: Staffordshire: Section 4Ka Safeguarding trafficked children guidance Section 4Kb Safeguarding trafficked children toolkit Stoke-on-Trent: Stoke-On-Trent Safeguarding Children Board policies and procedures Children and young people miss education either because they do not have a school/ college place, or they are having some other difficulties in attending school/ college. This makes them vulnerable and more likely to be at risk of neglect or abuse. Certain groups of children and young people are more likely to miss education, they include: • Young people who have committed offences • Children living in women’s refuges • Children of homeless families, perhaps living in temporary accommodation • Young runaways • Children with long-term medical or emotional problems • Looked After children • Children with a gypsy/traveller background • Young carers • Children with transient families • Teenage mothers • Children who are permanently excluded from school • Migrant children, whether in families seeking asylum or economic migrants • Trafficked children For detailed guidance on Children Missing Education see “Revised statutory guidance for local authorities in England to identify children not receiving a suitable education (DCSF January 2015).