MP Ann Coffey's recent report, Real Voices: Child Sexual Exploitation in Greater Manchester, describes the reality for many vulnerable young people who are at risk, or have been a victim, of child sexual exploitation (CSE). Her inquiry was conducted at the request of the police and crime commissioner for Greater Manchester, and examines changes made to the "attitudes and culture among police and other agencies" since the Rochdale case in 2012. Within the criminal justice system in particular, it is clear that negative attitudes towards non-model victims persist in inhibiting the prosecution and conviction of offenders. The report makes a number of recommendations to further protect children from CSE; activities to engender attitudinal change feature strongly among them.
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