A Home Office-funded pilot project to tackle "county lines" crime in Kent, resulted in the number of missing episodes in Dover falling from 123 to 49 just four months after the interventions began. Meanwhile, in Thanet numbers fell from 16 a month to just five.
Delivered in partnership by charities St Giles Trust and Missing People, the County Lines Pilot Project saw case workers deliver face-to-face support to vulnerable children to help them exit county lines activity from September 2017 to March 2018.
County lines is used to describe when gangs from urban areas exploit children to establish drug-dealing networks in rural areas.
Register Now to Continue Reading
Thank you for visiting Children & Young People Now and making use of our archive of more than 60,000 expert features, topics hubs, case studies and policy updates. Why not register today and enjoy the following great benefits:
What's Included
-
Free access to 4 subscriber-only articles per month
-
Email newsletter providing advice and guidance across the sector
Already have an account? Sign in here
