New figures reveal 12,720 children in England were at risk of criminal exploitation
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New figures published this morning by the Department for Education reveal 12,720 children assessed by children’s social services in England between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2021 were deemed to be at risk due to gang involvement. The figures also show there were 16,830 children where child sexual exploitation was a factor during their assessment and 2,710 children where trafficking was a factor.
The overall statistics, in the DfE’s annual Children in Need data, also reveal a fall in the number of children being referred to social services during the Covid pandemic lockdown. The figures show there was a 31% drop in referrals via schools during the period when schools were closed twice to most children. This suggests some vulnerable children did drop out of the sight of teachers, who are often the first to spot the need for children’s social services to assess a child.
The Commission on Young Lives, the independent year-long commission looking at how to develop a national plan to dive...
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