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Complex Safeguarding Wales

Information for practitioners

Adopting a child-centred, child rights approach helps young people to take back control of their lives and reach their full potential.

Child criminal exploitation takes control away from young people. Practitioners must not do the same: young people must be heard and included in decision-making. Instead, practitioners must take a child-centred, child rights approach to supporting young people.

The Complex Safeguarding Wales Practitioner Toolkit was designed to complement the policy and practice guidance in Wales. It covers

  • different manifestations of child criminal exploitation in Wales
  • main warning signs and risk factors
  • effective multi-agency approaches
  • working with young people and parents
  • sector-specific warning signs, roles and responsibilities

It includes the Child Criminal Exploitation Assessment Tool, definitions, and guidance for good practice.

Responding to child criminal exploitation

Child criminal exploitation is a cross-cutting issue, so it is vital that multi-agency partners deliver effective complex safeguarding.

Speaking to young people

When practitioners speak with young people and their parents, it is important to use strengths-based, inclusive language.

Youth Charter

The Youth Charter shows practitioners what is important to young people, in their own words.

Common terms

Learn some common child criminal exploitation terms.

Complex Safeguarding Wales Practitioner Toolkit

This toolkit was developed as part of a Health Care Research Wales funded study into child criminal exploitation in Wales and is aimed at enhancing practitioner responses.

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Complex Safeguarding Wales Practitioner Toolkit

This toolkit was developed as part of a Health Care Research Wales funded study into child criminal exploitation in Wales and is aimed at enhancing practitioner responses.

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CCE Assessment Tool English

The Child Criminal Exploitation Assessment Tool is aimed at helping practitioners to record their concerns when child criminal exploitation is suspected.

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