A two-year inquiry by the Children’s Commissioner for England into child sexual exploitation in gangs and groups found that despite a heightened state of alert on the issue, children are still “slipping through the net” and “falling prey to sexual predators”.
The report claims that although there are pockets of good practice, much needs to be done to prevent thousands more children becoming victims due to “serious gaps” in the knowledge, practice and services required to tackle the problem.
It found that only six per cent of local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) comply with all the requirements of government guidance issued in 2009 on safeguarding children and young people from sexual exploitation.
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