Child sexual exploitation & child criminal exploitation training & awareness
Child sexual exploitation (CSE) and child criminal exploitation (CCE) awareness training
CSE & CCE CONTEXT
Child sexual exploitation (CSE) and child criminal exploitation (CCE) are sensitive and difficult subjects to talk about, but we need to face the hard facts of reality that 1,000’s of children and young people across the UK are victims.
As adults we can play a part in preventing children and young people from becoming victims of exploitation and abuse by making sure we understand how it happens and what we can do about it.
Child sexual exploitation and child criminal exploitation awareness training is important for anyone who works with children, young people, and families. Anyone from social care, health, education, or voluntary and community organisations need to gain a broader understand of the complexities and connectivity of exploitation and abuse.
As an adult you have an influential role in safeguarding to prevent children and young people from becoming victims of exploitation and abuse.
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The “Tackling child sexual abuse strategy” (Feb 2021) is the first of its kind outlining the Government’s vision for preventing, tackling, and responding to child sexual abuse in all its forms. The strategy emphasises the need for everyone to play their part…
“across every part of Government, across all agencies, all sectors, charities, communities, technology companies and society more widely”.
The Keeping Children Safe in Education document is updated every year and provides statutory guidance for schools and colleges across the UK. For the first time child sexual exploitation and child criminal exploitation are in recorded in the Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 document as sharing the same definition.
“Both CSE and CCE are forms of abuse that occur where an individual or group takes advantage of an imbalance in power to coerce, manipulate or deceive a child into taking part in sexual or criminal activity, in exchange for something the victim needs or wants, and/or for the financial advantage or increased status of the perpetrator or facilitator and/or through violence or the threat of violence”.
Child criminal exploitation can include,
- Forced labour.
- Forced theft.
- Acquisitive crime.
- Drug cultivation & production.
- County lines.
The most common form of child criminal exploitation is County lines.
County lines is defined in the HM Government’s Serious Violence Strategy (2018) as
“a term used to describe gangs and organised criminal networks involved in exporting illegal drugs into one or more importing areas (within the UK), using dedicated mobile phone lines or other form of ‘deal line’. They are likely to exploit children and vulnerable adults to move (and store) the drugs and money and they will often use coercion, intimidation, violence (including sexual violence) or weapons.”
There are more than 2,000 County lines organised criminal gangs across England and Wales and gang members often give children and young people a false sense of belonging, safety, and security, filling a gap that exists in their lives.
Child sexual & Criminal expliotation within:
- Children and County lines
- Girls and County lines
- Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking
- Child sexual exploitation
- Social media & County lines & criminal exploitation
How We Work
No Whispers aims to stop secrecy and intimidation and prevent children and young people from becoming victims of exploitation and abuse.
We do this by delivering interactive training, awareness workshops, guest speaker events and resources to help people understand the issues connected with child sexual exploitation, child criminal exploitation, County lines and Modern Slavery.
Bespoke training and workshops can be designed to meet the needs and focus of organisations from a basic understanding of child sexual exploitation and child criminal exploitation to more advanced levels of training and interaction.
Children and young people can be victims to many forms of abuse and exploitation including physical abuse, sexual violence, emotional abuse, neglect through deceptive, coercive, intimidating and controlling behaviour of perpetrators or abusers.
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It is important to remember that any child regardless of age, gender, ability or disability, sexual orientation, geographic location, or economic status can be affected by exploitation and abuse.
Please be aware that legally a child is a child until they reach the age of 18 years.
So, what are we talking about?
Children or young people can be used in many ways, sexually or criminally or both by individual people, family members, urban street gangs and organised criminal gangs.
Using children and young people is part of the “grooming” process where a perpetrator builds an emotional connection with a child or young person ……..
The statistics of grooming, exploitation and abuse are alarming, and a serious concern is the existence of County lines where children as young as 8 can be groomed to transport drugs as part of organised criminal gangs across the Country in rural areas, towns, and cities.
Training is informative, impactful, and interactive. Power point, films, group activities, discussions, case examples and quizzes help to make the training and workshops interesting and memorable. An impact questionnaire helps people identify their own learning and evaluation.
Training courses available include,
- Child sexual exploitation
- Child criminal exploitation and County lines
- Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
- Contextual Safeguarding
CPD – Child sexual exploitation awareness training Level 1 is available as a CPD Accredited Course.
OUR VALUES
Understanding “reachable” and “critical” moments in a child’s life, the importance of language, understanding victim blaming and the significant role an adult can play in contributing towards effective safeguarding towards disrupting child exploitation and tackling child sexual and criminal abuse.
OUR MISSION
No Whispers aims to inform, educate, and empower adults about child sexual and criminal exploitation. Training and workshops emphasise the importance of recognising and spotting signs, early intervention, and reporting to prevent children and young people from becoming victims of exploitation and abuse.
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How we achieve this:
- Know about ways perpetrators work.
- Understand what makes children and young people vulnerable.
- Understand how children and young people are groomed.
- Awareness of the impact of child sexual exploitation.
- Recognise signs of abuse or exploitation
- Awareness of victim blaming
- Gain information about girls in County lines
- Understand online grooming and abuse.
- Knowledge of the connectivity of child sexual exploitation and child criminal exploitation.
No Whispers Logo
“Although the No Whispers CIC logo depicts a young child, we know from National research and Government documentation that child sexual and child criminal exploitation and abuse can occur to any child regardless of their age, ability, race, culture, sexual orientation, and social economic status.
Friends of No Whispers
If you would like to get involved with networking, community events and volunteering as a member of “Friends of No Whispers CIC”.
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How we Achieve this
awareness
Awareness raising workshops, talks and presentations bring adult attention to the many forms of grooming, how to recognise and spot signs and how children and young people can be vulnerable to exploitation by individual perpetrators and groups “OCG – organised criminal gangs”.
Training Professionals
Training for professionals enables an understanding of the complexities of child sexual and child criminal exploitation, the importance of language, the awareness of victim blaming, the value of contextual safeguarding and resources to support the child or young person.
Resources
Resources are available to support adults working with children and young people.
cse context
Almost 19,000 children have been identified as sexual exploitation victims in England according to the National Crime Agency. (2021)
“500,000 children estimated to experience child sexual abuse every year”
The “Tackling child sexual abuse strategy” (Feb 2021) is the first of its kind outlining the Government’s vision for preventing, tackling, and responding to child sexual abuse in all its forms.
The strategy emphasises the need for everyone to play their part…
“across every part of Government, across all agencies, all sectors, charities, communities, technology companies and society more widely”.
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