Child Exploitation Services

Sandwell Children’s Safeguarding Partnership

Sandwell Children’s Safeguarding Partnership (SCSP) undertakes the work of the formerly Sandwell Safeguarding Children Board (SSCB) with the aim to ensure all children in Sandwell are safe, happy, healthy and achieving.
https://www.sandwellcsp.org.uk/

Horizons Child Exploitation Team

Horizons is Sandwell Children’s Trusts dedicated Child Exploitation Team. Established in October 2019 the team specialise in supporting children and young people abused through all forms of exploitation. More Information

Quality Assurance & Safeguarding Service

The Quality Assurance and Safeguarding Service have Independent Reviewing Officers (IROs) and Child Protection Conference Chairs (CPCCs) who work independently with children, their families, Social Work staff and partners to establish and review plans for children (child protection plan or child in care plan) and ensure that the plans keep them safe and secure wherever they are living. More Information

Parents Against Child Exploitation

Provides support for parents and carers whose children are being exploited by offenders outside of the family. https://paceuk.info/

National Working Group

Working together to inform, educate and prevent child exploitation and abuse throughout the UK. https://www.nwgnetwork.org/

Child Exploitation and Online Protection

We are here to help and give you advice, and you can make a report directly to us if something has happened online which has made you feel unsafe, scared or worried. This might be from someone you know in real life, or someone you have only ever met online.  We take all reports seriously and we will do everything we can to keep you safe. https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/

Barnardo’s trafficking services

Barnardo’s is one of the few organisations in the UK to provide direct, specialist support to trafficked children. https://www.barnardos.org.uk/what-we-do/protecting-children/trafficked-children

Internet Matters

From age-specific online safety checklists to guides on how to set parental controls on a range of devices, you’ll find a host of practical tips to help children get the most out of their digital world. https://www.internetmatters.org/