Professors Sue Jago and Jenny Pearce, who earlier this month published a damning report into the failure of safeguarding boards to implement government guidance on protecting victims of sexual exploitation, have expressed disappointment that measures in the action plan are not enough.
Jago said: "We are disappointed that it does not include a specific review of the trial process for young witnesses. Something is very wrong when young victims can find giving evidence as damaging as the original abuse."
Pearce, who is on the panel for the children commissioner’s inquiry into sexual exploitation, said that while the government was to be commended for attempting to address the issue, the plan will be judged on how well local areas improve their child protection response to the problem.
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