CYP Now - Treat criminal exploitation of young people as a ‘national threat’, campaigners urge

Youth justice leaders and cross-party MPs have urged the government to treat youth violence and criminal exploitation of young people as a "national threat" during an event in parliament.

Anne Longfield said that cross-party support was needed to make youth violence and exploitation a priority. Picture: Commission on Young Lives

The parliamentary seminar, hosted by the Commission on Young Lives (COYL) saw leaders from youth justice charities and organisations, police officials, and MPs engage in panel discussions around how to support and protect young people at risk of criminal exploitation and harm.

Panellists included Steve Chalke, founder of Oasis Charitable Trust, police and crime commissioner for Northumbria Kim McGuinness, and Simon Rotherham, deputy lead for the children and young people at the National Police Chiefs Council.

Speakers discussed recommendations from the COYL's recent Hidden in Plain Sight report, which proposed a national action plan to protect children at risk of harm and exploitation.

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