Child Criminal Exploitation

Earlier this year, Action for Children published the findings of the Jay Review of Criminally Exploited Children, an extensive UK-wide review of exploitation, led by Alexis Jay CBE.  They have now released their first follow-up report to the Review, ‘I don’t want to go down that road’. Using safeguarding incident data from their Criminal Exploitation services, this report examines the extent of the harms caused to exploited children across the country.

Action for Children are making three recommendations for immediate change at a government level to ensure criminally exploited young people are effectively safeguarded and supported: 

1. Investment in targeted exploitation prevention and support services for exploited young people. 

2. Exploitation recognised as a distinct form of child abuse. 

3. A welfare-first approach in the management of offences committed by exploited children. 

You can download a copy of the follow up report from our site by clicking this link – ‘I don’t want to go down that road’.