The Gwent Safeguarding Boards previously shared resources in July 2021 to support and progress work around the CSA National Action Plan, as a continuation of this work we are pleased to be sharing a new resource relating to Child Sexual Exploitation - A Guide for Parents and Carers.

Please click here to view the Gwent Safeguarding Board Website

The Welsh Government and Barnardo's Cymru have created a guide for parents and carers providing Care, Support and Protection to children at risk of or who have been harmed by CSE.  The guide covers what CSE is and how to identify and report CSE, ways of preventing CSE and the impact and recovery.

Check out the new CSE Guide in English by Clicking Here

Check out the new CSE Guide in Welsh by Clicking Here

Stop it Now Cymru & The Lucy Faithful Foundation developed a guide, launched in February 2021 highlighting information about Child Sexual Abuse investigations includes links to information on supporting children, the process surrounding medical examinations, and prosecution, including where the Police or Crown Prosecution Service decide not to proceed.

The guide is available for Parents and Carers by Clicking Here

The Welsh Government has created an Easy Read Guide for practitioners and young people highlighting how the Welsh Government aims to keep young people safe from child sexual exploitation using the Social Services and Well-Being (Wales) Act 2014. Working Together to Safeguard People. Volume 7 - Safeguarding Children from Child Sexual Exploitation.

Check out the Easy Read Version in English by Clicking Here

The Welsh Government has created a Youth Guide for Young People highlighting how the Welsh Government aims to keep young people safe using the Social Services and Well-Being (Wales) Act 2014. Working Together to Safeguard People. Volume 7 - Safeguarding Children from Child Sexual Exploitation.

Check out the Youth Version in English by Clicking Here

Check out the Youth Version in Welsh by Clicking Here

Barnardo's Cymru were commissioned to develop an online learning session on Harmful Sexual Behaviours and produced guides covering HSB, CSE and Peer Sexual Abuse for practitioners, parent/carer's and educational facilities. Barnardo's Cymru partnered with Better Futures Cymru, who provides assessment and longer term therapeutic intervention services for children and young people with sexualised histories across Wales. 

To access the guides and for more information on Better Futures services Click Here

Fr Sophie Hallett, Social Policy Advocate/Research from Cardiff University has developed online learning sessions and resources on safeguarding young people from SCE and related safeguarding issues such as Child Criminal Exploitation, trafficking and going missing.

The resources are available on: www.checkyourthinking.org