Consultation outcome

Statutory definition of child sexual exploitation

• From: Home Office and Department for Education
• Published: 12 February 2016
• Last updated: 16 February 2017 — See all updates

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

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Definition of child sexual exploitation: government consultation response

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Detail of outcome

This document summarises responses received for the consultation ‘Statutory definition of child sexual exploitation’.

It outlines:

• the background to the consultation
• a summary of the responses received
• the government’s plans following the consultation

You can also read the child sexual exploitation, guide for practitioners

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Original consultation

Summary

This consultation seeks views on proposed changes to the current statutory definition of child sexual exploitation.

This consultation ran from
9am on 12 February 2016 to midday on 11 March 2016

Consultation description

We are seeking views on 2 proposals:

• revising the current statutory definition of child sexual exploitation
• including the revised definition in the statutory guidance Working Together to Safeguard Children (2015)

Our aim is to provide clarity on the definition of child sexual exploitation (CSE) as a form of child sexual abuse. This will ensure that all professions are using the same definition of CSE, as they create joint risk assessments and work together to target disruption and investigate offending.

The consultation is for:

• local authority chief executives
• directors of children’s services
• chief constables
• local safeguarding childrens board chairs and partners
• senior managers within organisations who commission and provide services for children and families, including social workers and professionals from health services, adult services, the police, academy trusts, education, youth justice services and the voluntary and community sector who have contact with children and families

Documents

Statutory definition of child sexual exploitation

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78655-080-4

PDF, 264 KB, 12 pages

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Published 12 February 2016
Last updated 16 February 2017 + show all updates

1. 16 February 2017

   Consultation response published.

2. 12 February 2016

   First published.