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Child sexual exploitation

Child sexual exploitation

Barnardo’s has published a report looking at public understanding of child sexual exploitation (CSE) in Scotland. Findings include: people know that CSE is an issue nationally, but are less likely to think it is an issue in their local area; people are less aware that older children (16- to 17-year olds) can experience CSE or that children may carry out exploitation.

Source: Barnardo’s  Date: 17 March 2019

Further information: Public understanding of child sexual exploitation in Scotland (PDF)

Read more on NSPCC Learning: Protecting children from sexual exploitation

Child protection guide withdrawn

Child protection guide withdrawn

The Department for Education (DfE) has withdrawn its “myth-busting” guide to child protection in England due to concerns over its accuracy. The decision follows Article 39’s application for judicial review, after the charity identified a number of inaccuracies and misrepresentations within the document.

Source: Article 39  Date: 24 March 2019

Further information: the Guardian

Adoption statistics

Adoption statistics

The Department for Education (DfE) has published adoption scorecards for the year ending March 2018 for England. Measures include: the average time between a child entering care and moving in with their adoptive family in 2015-18 was 486 days and there were 1,600 approved adoptive families waiting to be matched as at 31 March 2018.

Source: DfE  Date: 25 March 2019