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County Lines

December 15, 2020

Child arrests in England and Wales reduced by 71 per cent in a decade

The Howard League has been working with police forces to reduce arrests of children, to ensure that hundreds of thousands of boys and girls do not have their lives blighted by a criminal record.
September 21, 2020

Children's Society calls for national strategy on child criminal exploitation

The Government should end the postcode lottery when it comes to identifying children at risk of exploitation and offering support, says The Children's Society.
April 7, 2020

Fear of further rise in child exploitation cases during pandemic

There are fears that criminals may take advantage of the crisis to target children isolated from their usual support networks, or who may be missing the supervision and support offered by school, college and other education settings.
March 31, 2020

New report on criminal exploitation of children in children's homes

Three-quarters of children’s homes in England are owned by private companies, who tend to locate them in disadvantaged areas where property is cheap.
January 12, 2020

Children experiencing criminal exploitation 'continue to be let down'

Young people too often end up being treated as criminals rather recognised and supported as victims, says the Children's Society.
November 27, 2019

Illegal drug markets 'spiralling out of control'

New report shows that the illegal drugs market are becoming more innovative and more violent despite the efforts of law enforcement.
October 19, 2019

Soaring increase in child modern slavery referrals made by councils

The LGA says that the rapid increase in child referrals is further evidence of the current huge pressures on children’s services.
July 6, 2019

Children as young as seven exploited by criminal gangs, says Children's Society

Children as young as seven are being drawn into the dangerous world of ‘county lines’ drug dealing, a new report from The Children’s Society is warning.
May 16, 2019

Councils remain in the dark over vital youth offending cash

Funding for youth offending teams has more than halved since 2010, and councils do not know how much money they will receive to tackle youth offending this year, more than two months after they had to set their budgets.
May 12, 2019

New programme will help local areas tackle child exploitation

The Tackling Child Exploitation Support Programme aims to develop an effective response to child exploitation and threats from outside the family home, including child sexual exploitation and child criminal exploitation, including county lines drug trafficking.