Agenda Reports Pack (Public) 15/10/2012, 19.00 - Meetings ...

5. How does the LSCB Monitor Activity and Quality Assure other specialist areas?Page 2855.1 Sexual ExploitationSEone has been working with Hammersmith and Fulham since July 2008.Each month, cases are discussed through the multi agency forum of the Protocol Meetings under the London Procedure for ChildrenAbused through Sexual Exploitation. The meetings assess each case on their level of risk of sexual exploitation, whether they shouldreceive a direct work service from Barnardo’s or whether Advice and Consultancy is provided to another professional for them todeliver the work.The service also delivers preventative group work to schools using the Barnardo’s published ‘Bwise2 Sexual Exploitation’ resource.The group work programme enables children and young people, to explore through a safe forum the areas of sexual exploitation,how young people are groomed, going missing, risks and keeping safe, abusive relationships, developing healthy relationships andthe law regarding sex and young people.Barnardo’s SEone Service has continued to deliver 2 different training programmes. The ‘Sexually Exploited Young People:Identifying the Need and Managing the Risk’ was delivered on 11.11.10. The other programme based on the published resource‘Bwise2 Sexual Exploitation: Training on how to use the prevention education programme.’ which introduces the direct workmaterials for using with groups and individual young people, so professionals have the skills to deliver the programme themselves.In the year 2011-2012 the Child Sexual Exploitation Protocol Meetings have received referrals in respect of 23 girls and 3 boys aged12-19.The Barnardo’s Sexual Exploitation Service: has engaged with 14 girls and 2 boys25 secondary school pupils have received a 6-9 session programme of small group prevention workshops. 534 secondary schoolpupils have received 1-2 awareness raising lessons.5.2 Early InterventionIn June 2011 The Authority establish a new Localities Service, based on three multi disciplinary team in the north, central and southof the boroughThe key priority areas includeChildren with less than 81% school attendanceChildren with at least 2 fixed term exclusionsChildren experiencing neglect due to parental substance misuseChildren experiencing neglect due to parental mental health problemsChildren exposed to domestic violenceYoung CarersYoung people who are NEETYoung people who are substance misusingYounger siblings of children/young people receiving defined specialist services: YOT, LAC- 68 -