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Missing Children

Lindsay Edwards Vulnerable Young People Policy Lead for children

missing from home.

Mayank JoshiHead of Safeguarding Locality & Family Support for

children missing from care

National Perspective

• Greater focus on Children that go missing and associated risks.

• All Party Parliamentary Group on Children who go missing from care (June 2012)

• Children Commissioner Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation (Interim Report)

• Recent cases

Local Approach (1)

• Hertfordshire Joint Protocol on Missing Children from Care & Home (2010)

• Multi Agency Missing Persons Strategy Group

• Multi Agency Missing Children Action Group (soon to incorporate CSE)

• Safe and well checks

• Return Interviews

• Website and childrens leaflet

Local Approach (2)

• The Pledge to Looked After children

• Fostering (Training and handbook)

• Feed back from the Ofsted Thematic (August 2012)

Missing children data

MAMCAG data(Feb 2011-April 2012)

• 43% of the high risk cases brought has resulted in no further missing episodes

• 12% of the cases heard have resulted in only one further missing episode

Ten of the cases (19%) were repeat MAMCAG cases previously heard during this period.

The 14-15year age range make up the highest number of high risk referrals (73%) and female cases have made up 75% of all cases referred.

Future Developments

• Strategic group Development plan

• Improved analysis of return interviews

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Child Sexual Exploitation

Jon ChapmanHSCB Business Manager

National Context

• Department for Education cross agency action plan (December 2011)

• Children Commissioner call for evidence (January 2012)

• Report by the University of Bedfordshire

• National cases

Local Response (1)

• CSE action plan developed and led by IOG

- Education

- Prevention

- Intelligence

- Communication

- Strategy

Local Response (2)

• Local Workshops

• Multi Agency training events

• Awareness campaign

- Professionals

- Parents/Carers

- Young People

• Updated Strategy

Future Developments

• Awareness hotels via police

• Awareness licensed taxi businesses via district councils

• Working with victims to raise awareness.