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The vulnerability of children to exploitation by criminal gangs was thrown into sharp focus in 2013 when an independent inquiry found young people in Rotherham had for more than a decade been systematically sexually exploited by groups of men.
The child sexual exploitation scandal (CSE) that engulfed the South Yorkshire town after the inquiry has had a lasting impact on how the safeguarding system across the area responds to exploitation.
In particular, agencies and practitioners have broadened their understanding of the different types of exploitation and young people's vulnerability, says Andy Hood, senior head of young people services at Doncaster Children's Services Trust.
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