Funding The costs of staffing this multi-agency team are covered by the different partners. For example, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council contributes roughly £200,000 a year
Purpose To prevent and tackle sexual exploitation of children and young people
Background Child sexual exploitation has long been a hidden problem nationally. The scale of this problem in Blackburn with Darwen in Lancashire was uncovered in 2006 following a police and social care operation to tackle an unusually high number of young people missing from home.
Operation Engage discovered that many girls who regularly went missing were being "groomed" by older men and being given drugs, alcohol and gifts in return for sex. The lessons from this work led to a whole new approach to preventing and tackling the sexual exploitation of children and young people in the area.
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