DI Rich Tompkins Service ManagerRISE

Ali Mills Service Manager CANJo Bradley Team Manager Safeguarding

and Children’s Services

The Team

12 Police staff including dedicated online CSE team. Roles include investigators and intelligence officer. Resources increasing to 20 - including a new Safeguarding proactive team.

3.5 FTE Support workersSpecialist NurseMissing persons Unit co-located. Initial response Team co-located.

Support work

Assertive outreach - Persistent efforts to engage YP.

Attention - Time and positive attention Accessible – not a dedicated building, but meeting

where YP feels safe. Advocacy – Supporting YP to access services they

need. Outcome wheel – involve YP in assessing risk and care plan. Work holistically with YP

Work we deliver… What is CSE Grooming models Online safety Healthy relationships Consent Sex & the law Risk Choices Positive affirmation

Services we can access…

D&A work Sexual health check Formal counselling Education CAMH Positive activities

Offences/prosecution

CSE and the Law• No specific criminal offence

of CSE instead a variety of laws exist to protect children.

• Law distinguishes between children under 18, 16 and 13 so the age of the victim is relevant.

• Key legislation is contained under the Sexual offences Act 2003.

Role of the Police within RISE• Safeguarding• Investigate CSE (on and off

line)• Prosecute offenders • Disrupt• Gather and share

intelligence with other Forces and agencies.

Police Tactics

• Arrest – for CSE or other criminality• Search warrants• Child Abduction Notices• Overt Policing and Covert opportunities• Liaison with law enforcement agencies including

HMRC, DWP, Border Agency• Local Information sharing with housing, Hotels, taxi’s,

licensing. • Use and enforcement of civil and criminal court orders.

Follow S47 Child

Protection Procedures

Where CSE concerns are

identified please follow RISE Referral

Route (2 – Purple)

Advice and guidance to

referrer

Referral Route 1 – Green

(A) NEW REFERRALS ON CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

In the event of a concern being identified regarding sexual exploitation, practitioners must complete the NSCB CSE Assessment and send the completed document with a

Multi-Agency Referral Form to mash@northamptonshire.gcsx.gov.uk

No further action by

Safeguarding and Children’s Services (CSE Allegations not substantiated)

S47 Child Protection

Investigation

Multi-Agency Strategy Meeting

Chair: TM

RISE

attendance

Refer to Early Help provisions (CSE concerns

not substantiated)

Refer to the Initial

Assessment Team

MASH OUTCOMES

What happens next….

• Daily meeting to discuss new referrals and missing

• Allocation of support worker• Allocation of police officers• Risk management plan• Liaise with SW• Review work• Discharge

Indicator Score Score

Episodes of missing from home/care

Ability to identify abusive/exploitive behaviour

School/college attendance Engagement with appropriate service

Consumption of controlled substances

Awareness of sexual health services

Parent/Carer/- Child relationships

Association with risky peers/adults

Accommodation Current known level of abuse/exploitation

Total Total

Total Assessment Score

1. Episodes of missing from home/care1 No missing episodes

2 Stays out late, no missing

3 Occasionally goes missing , prolonged episodes or occasionally goes missing short episodes In last month xxx has come home late 4 times, sometimes over an hour late. She has also been missing overnight on one occasion when parents believed she was staying elsewhere.

4 Frequent and short missing episodes

5 Frequent and prolonged missing episodes

3. Substance use1 No substance use/concerns

2 Some concerns about drug/alcohol use

3 Moderate drug or alcohol use - increasing concerns

4 Problematic drug/alcohol use known or suspected School have reported concerns believing XXX has been under influence of cannabis on more than one occasion.Mum reports XXX came home drunk last Saturday and this is usual occurance.Dad known to misuse Alcohol.

5 Young person is dependant on alcohol/ drugs. Known /disclosure. Appears dependant on alcohol/drugs

9. Association with risky peers/adults 1 Young person is no longer at risk through contact with risky adults and peers

2 Young person's contact with risky adults /peers is reducing and s(he) is developing new and more positive networks

3 Young person recognised adults/peers that pose a risk and is beginning to withdraw from these relationships

4 Young person is developing an awareness or risks/exploitation but contact has not significantly reduced

5 Young person is known to be habitually associating with risky adults and/or peers and does not acknowledge risksXXX is known to hang around with XXX – risky adult. She is also good friends with XXX who is believed to be victim of CSE. She has been seen with unknown adult male.

Professional Judgement Other Comments - * Please score this section 1-10 and carry the score forward to your overall score; remember Scoring should inform not determine decision making.

Think about vulnerabilities – is there learning difficulties? Emotional/mental health concerns? DV ion family home ? Significant loss /bereavement? (Page 1 of RA) Is there something else going on? Have you thought about Push/Pull factors? Have you looked at all indicators?

What is suggesting to you that this is CSE?

• Evidence what your concerns are.• As much information as possible.• Vulnerabilities?• Push/Pull?• Grey areas?

Professional Judgement:

Case study

• Information from concerned parents that their 14 year old daughter was in a sexual relationship with a 23 year old male.

• Checks revealed concerning past and recent behaviour• Initial Enquiries revealed he had tattooed the victim and other children. • Perpetrator arrested that night. • Investigation taken on by RISE. • Suspect bailed with conditions of non contact.• Child Abduction Notice issued• Victim having initially disputed any sexual activity had taken place made disclosures following

Police and support worker intervention over the next week.• Liaison within the RISE team ensured support put in place for all victims and evidence

gathered. • Perpetrator contacted victim via social media. He was arrested, charged and remanded in

custody.• Media appeal has resulted in a further historic victim being identified.• Suspect remains remanded in prison. Crown Court case set for September 2015.

Questions ?