Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub - Find a freedom of information request

Request

Please could you provide the following information regarding child sexual exploitation:

 1)How many children have been referred to the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) for children (17 and under) due to concerns about Child Sexual Exploitation in the following years:

a) 2018

b) 2019

c) 2020

d) 2021

e) 2022 so far

2) How many children (17 and under) are currently the subject of a child protection plan with a Child Sexual Exploitation marker / under a sexual exploitation category? 

Decision

The number of referrals to MASH have been based upon the number of children that had an Assessment Factor for Child Sexual Exploitation. The number of Children with a Child Protection Plan who have a CSE marker has been based upon the CP Chairs Review Monitoring Survey.

1. a) 2018 - 61

b) 2019 -  69

c) 2020 -  50

d) 2021 - 45

e) 2022 so far 29

 

2. 11 children (17 and under) are currently the subject of a child protection plan with a Child Sexual Exploitation marker / under a sexual exploitation category

Reference number
FOI 4685793
Date request received
26/07/22
Date of decision
15/08/22