Tackling Child Exploitation
Tackling the exploitation of children and young adults in Cornwall is a shared priority of Our Safeguarding Children Partnership, Safer Cornwall and the Safeguarding Adults Board
Follow the links below for further information on tackling the exploitation of children and young adults
Cornwall Exploitation Strategy
Related Guidance & Further Reading
Safeguarding children at risk from criminal exploitation - 'It was hard to escape' - a national review, undertaken by the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel (DfE)
Online Resources:
The Tackling Child Exploitation Support Programme from Research in Practice supports local areas to develop an effective strategic response to child exploitation and threats from outside the family home. View the tackling child exploitation resources here.
Research in Practice Podcast - Safeguarding Children and Young People from Exploitation
This Child Exploitation Language Guide from the Children Society provides guidance on the avoidance of victim-blaming language or any implication that a child or young person is complicit in exploitation. They also provide a toolkit for supporting parents and carers.
Barnardo's also reviewed their Language Matters guide in 2022 and 2024 in recognition of the pace of change in the field.
And there is information for children and young people available here.
Free combating CSE Training is available here.
Click the image below to see our campaign page #CEtheSigns and access the shareable resources
