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Information sharing in schools aims to prevent Child Exploitation

On 27/01/2015 At 5:09 pm

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THAMES Valley Police is initiating a new series of meetings across the Vale of the White Horse and South Oxfordshire schools aimed at helping to prevent vulnerable young people from falling victim to child sexual exploitation (CSE) and other risky behaviour.

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During the meetings, staff members from comprehensive schools in the South and Vale local policing area will meet with Thames Valley Police to share information about students deemed at risk of becoming involved in criminal activity, including CSE.

The meetings will ensure that all partner agencies have current and consistent knowledge of the circumstances surrounding students who are identified as vulnerable. The meetings will give schools the opportunity to pass information on risky behaviour and vulnerability displayed that they perhaps would not have shared before. This will give the Kingfisher Team, Thames Valley Police and other partners the opportunity to directly respond and react in a number of ways.

Inspector Mags Turner, Thames Valley Police, said: “We’re really pleased that these information-sharing meetings have started in South and Vale schools and we’re working hard to prevent our students from ever experiencing CSE. We’re doing this by educating young people on how to recognise, report and avoid CSE, and by working more effectively across the Force with partners to share useful information more quickly.

“All students’ identities will be protected, and all meetings are held in the strictest confidence. All attendees will sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Thames Valley Police to ensure that any minutes or information heard at the meetings is not shared inappropriately, and is solely used for the benefit of the vulnerable young people in question.”

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