Agenda item

Report of the Director of Community & Children’s Services.

The Sub Committee received a report of the Director of Community & Children’s Services which provided an update on the work undertaken to address issues in respect of Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) in the City of London. Officers advised Members of the development of a City of London CSE Action Plan and establishment of the Multi Agency Sexual Exploitation (MASE) group, and it was noted that a peer review had been completed with the London Borough of Camden.

Officers confirmed that there had been no reported cases of CSE to date in the City of London or involving any of the City’s children, and that just under half of the actions in the City of London CSE Action Plan had been fully completed with the remaining actions were underway.In response to Members’ questions, officers advised that although they were confident there were robust reporting processes in place, it was never assumed there were no cases or vulnerable children. Regarding National Agencies such as Childline, officers confirmed these organisations existed to increase the channels through which alerts could be raised and that the relevant Local Authority and Police were contacted immediately.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.