Research and analysis

Joint inspections of child exploitation

A summary of findings from our joint targeted area inspections (JTAIs) of how multi-agency partnerships respond to child exploitation.

• From: Ofsted, Care Quality Commission, HM Inspectorate of Probation, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services and HM Inspectorate of Constabulary
• Published: 14 January 2016
• Last updated: 25 February 2020 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Protecting children from criminal exploitation, human trafficking and modern slavery: an addendum

PDF, 356 KB, 20 pages

Time to listen − a joined up response to child sexual exploitation and missing children

PDF, 238 KB, 31 pages

Details

Joint targeted area inspections (JTAIs) include a ‘deep dive’ investigation - an evaluation of children and young people’s experiences. This changes periodically to investigate different themes in detail. The current theme is child sexual exploitation, children associated with gangs and children missing from home, care or education.

View the framework and guidance for the joint inspection of arrangements and services for children in need of help and protection.

Ofsted published ‘Time to listen’, a thematic report outlining findings from the 5 joint targeted area inspections, in September 2016 and an addendum to this report in November 2018.

Areas inspected

Inspection reports for the following areas are published on the Ofsted reports website:

• Central Bedfordshire
• Croydon
• Dorset
• Halton
• Greenwich
• Liverpool
• Northumberland County Council
• Oxfordshire
• Southend-on-Sea
• South Tyneside

Published 14 January 2016
Last updated 25 February 2020 + show all updates

1. 25 February 2020

   Timeline in Annex A updated to show 10 working days notification before fieldwork. Also updated evaluative questions in the tool for tracking children's experiences in Annex B.

2. 16 May 2019

   The previous guidance referred specifically to the sexual exploitation of children. We have redrafted the guidance to cover both sexual and criminal exploitation. The spreadsheet of additional guidance for Annex A is a new document that provides detailed information on the data request that inspectors make for these inspections.

3. 14 November 2018

   Added 'Protecting children from criminal exploitation, human trafficking and modern slavery'. This is an addendum to the 2016 report 'Time to listen'.

4. 19 September 2018

   Joint targeted area inspection reports are now on the Ofsted reports site.

5. 9 July 2018

   Added joint targeted area inspection report for Dorset.

6. 9 May 2018

   Added reports for Southend-on-Sea and Greenwich.

7. 14 January 2016

   First published.