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happens to adults as well as children; and the difficulties in identifying and preventing exploitation. The 150 page report can be accessed at: https://www.nscb.org.uk/sites/ default/files/Final%20JSCR%20 Report%20160218%20PW.pdf Interim Report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse Professor Alexis Jay (chair) IICSA, 2018 The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (‘the Inquiry’) was established as an independent statutory inquiry in March 2015. The purpose and scope of the Inquiry are set out in its Terms of Reference, which state that it is: to consider the extent to which State and non-State institutions have failed in their duty of care to protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation; to consider the extent to which those failings have since been addressed; to identify further action needed to address any failings identified; to consider the steps which it is necessary for State and non-State institutions to take in order to protect children from such abuse in future; and to publish a report with recommendations. The Inquiry’s Terms of Reference require it to publish an interim report by the end of 2018. The publication of this report fulfils that responsibility. The report sets out how the Inquiry has undertaken its work and describes the nature and effects of child sexual abuse. It provides an update on the public hearings held by the Inquiry to date and on the Inquiry’s work considering current responses to tackling child sexual abuse. The report also considers what the Inquiry has learned so far in relation to four key strategic themes and concludes by setting out the Inquiry’s work programme for the coming year. Recommendations for change are made throughout this report. Download PDFs of a summary report and of the full 109 page report are available at: https://www.iicsa.org.uk/about-us/ interim-report Deflection, denial and disbelief: social and political discourses about child sexual abuse and their influence on institutional responses: a rapid evidence assessment. London Metropolitan University. Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit, Jo Lovett, Maddy Coy and Liz Kelly Format: Online report Summary: Summarises existing evidence about social and political discourses concerning child sexual abuse in England and Wales from the 1940s to 2017 and identifies the ways in which those discourses may have influenced institutional responses to abuse. An evidence assessment of 37 discourses between the 1940s and 2017 identified from the literature reviewed finds that: there has not been an agreed, uniform definition, explanation or theory of child sexual abuse over these decades. Publication details: [London]: Independent Inquiry Into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), 2018 To access the 161 page report, go to: https://www.iicsa.org.uk/keydocuments/3848/view/Social%20 and%20political%20discourses%20 about%20child%20sexual%20 abuse%20and%20their%20 influence%20on%20institutional%20 responses%20%28full%20report%29. pdf Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse: Rapid Evidence Assessments IICAS, 29 January 2018 The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICAS) held public hearings in early 2018 into the response of law enforcement agencies to child sexual abuse facilitated by the internet. The five day hearing examined the response of the police and the National Crime Agency (which includes the Child Exploitation and Online Protection command) and considered how those responses impact on child protection. It also considered a number of other issues including an assessment of the current scale of online facilitated child sexual abuse and how the police nationally and regionally respond to it. In coordination with the hearings, the Inquiry has published three rapid evidence assessments on its website: https://www.iicsa.org.uk/document/ rapid-evidence-assessmentbehaviour-and-characteristicsperpetrators-online-facilitated https://www.iicsa.org.uk/document/ rapid-evidence-assessmentcharacteristics-and-vulnerabilitiesvictims-online-facilitated https://www.iicsa.org.uk/document/ rapid-evidence-assessmentquantifying-extent-online-facilitatedchild-sexual-abuse IICSA publishes its report into the Rochdale child sexual abuse scandal April 2018 The report is concerned with the institutional responses of the council, the police and the Crown Prosecution Service into child sexual abuse in Rochdale between the early 1960s and the mid-1990s. For all relevant information, go to: https://www.iicsa.org.uk/news/ independent-inquiry-publishesrochdale-report The Alexi Project – Findings University of Bedfordshire, 2018 The Alexi Project was a large-scale longitudinal evaluation of the impact of a ‘Hub and Spoke’ model of service 36 | www.nota.co.uk conference@nota.co.uk @notaevents
delivery on improving local responses for children at risk or victims of child sexual exploitation (CSE). These four briefing papers set out the findings from the evaluation: The Challenge of Outcomes Measurement in CSE Services - One of the key findings of the evaluation was that the CSE services struggled to evidence ‘top-level’ outcomes, because of a range of challenges around impact measurement. This 8 page briefing considers these in more detail and in the context of the experience of voluntary and community sector organisations more generally. The Children and Social Work Act: The Role of Voluntary Sector CSE Services in New Safeguarding Arrangements - Over 2018/19 new local safeguarding arrangements will be agreed, published and implemented, as the local authority (LA), local police chief and clinical commissioning group take joint responsibility for safeguarding in place of Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCBs). Safeguarding partners will have responsibility to identify ‘relevant agencies’ and publish plans that outline how they will work with those agencies to safeguard and promote children’s welfare. This 7 page briefing will therefore be of particular interest to independent chairs of LSCBs, new safeguarding partners and local agencies with responsibility for responding to CSE. Voluntary and Statutory Sector Partnerships in Local Responses to Child Sexual Exploitation - This 6 page briefing focuses on evidence that can support the development of effective partnerships between voluntary and statutory sector agencies when responding to CSE. The Role of the Voluntary Sector in Protecting Children from Sexual Exploitation - This 7 page briefing highlights evidence on the role of the voluntary sector in responding to CSE within the 50 local authorities where these services operated. Child Sexual Exploitation Perpetrator Research Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse, February 2018 The purpose of these exploratory studies was to increase understanding of CSE perpetration and perpetrators and identify the strengths and limitations of research approaches. The studies varied in their approach including: identifying findings from research to date, undertaking interviews with experts and in some cases, case file analysis, and pursuing new empirical evidence on the characteristics and perspectives of individuals who sexually exploit young people. • Young People Who Engage in CSE Behaviours: An Exploratory Study • Characteristics and Motivations of Perpetrators of Child Sexual Exploitation: A Rapid Evidence Assessment of Research • Characteristics and Perspectives of Adults who Have Sexually Exploited Children: Scoping Research • Interventions for Perpetrators of Child Sexual Exploitation: a Scoping Study • Interventions for Perpetrators of Online Child Sexual Exploitation: a Scoping Review and Gap Review of International Survey Methodology on Child Sexual Abuse and Child Sexual Exploitation Lorraine Radford, Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse, 2018 This rapid evidence assessment was commissioned to inform work on improving the collection of data in England and Wales. It looks at the differences in victim and perpetrator self-report survey methodologies used internationally to measure the prevalence of CSA and CSE, in order to identify good practice that could be replicated here (and which might facilitate comparisons with studies in other countries). The 66 page report can be accessed at: https://www.csacentre.org.uk/ research-publications/scale-andnature-of-child-sexual-abuse-andexploitation/a-review-of-internationalsurvey-methodology-on-child-sexualabuse-and-child-sexual-exploitation/ Local commissioning of services addressing child sexual abuse and exploitation in England: a rapid review incorporating findings from five locations Cordis Bright Consulting, Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse, Kam Kaur and Christine Christie, January 2018 Presents findings from a rapid review of local commissioning looking at how child sexual abuse (CSA) and child sexual exploitation (CSE) services were commissioned in five local areas in England. The report describes findings from a review of the literature and interviews with 30 commissioners which show that CSE service commissioning practice appears well-developed, but there is a need to invest in CSA and harmful sexual behaviour (HSB) commissioning practice and service provision. The report points out that there is concern among stakeholders about the increasing demand for CSA, CSE and HSB services, including the need for a service response to the online facilitation of these abuses. The 56 page online report can be accessed at: https://www.csacentre.org.uk/ research-publications/localcommissioning-of-servicesaddressing-child-sexual-abuseand-exploitation-in-england/ local-commissioning-of-servicesaddressing-child-sexual-abuse-andexploitation-in-england/ www.nota.co.uk conference@nota.co.uk @notaevents | 37
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