Child criminal exploitation 'still not properly understood', Ofsted warns

Gabriella Jozwiak
Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Local agencies still don't fully understand the scale of and risks posed by "county lines" drug running and other forms of child criminal exploitation, and must learn lessons from past child sexual exploitation (CSE) cases if they are to tackle the issue, a report has found.

A package of reforms aims to address concerns about children who go missing from care or who are at risk of exploitation. Picture: Robin Hammond
A package of reforms aims to address concerns about children who go missing from care or who are at risk of exploitation. Picture: Robin Hammond

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