Publish enhanced Child Exploitation Disruption Toolkit
As referenced in its Tackling Child Sexual Abuse Strategy, the government should publish an enhanced version of its Child Exploitation Disruption Toolkit as soon as possible. This Toolkit must: specify that the core element of the definition of child sexual exploitation is that a child was controlled, coerced, manipulated or deceived into sexual activity; include specific guidance on building effective problem profiles for child sexual exploitation and child sexual exploitation by networks, as differentiated from other forms of exploitation; specifically state the sources and types of data that agencies should use to build problem profiles; and indicate the minimum frequency at which problem profiles should be updated.
How was this assessed?
Response
Accepted in Part
Response
Accepted in PartOn 30 June 2022, the UK government provided the Inquiry with its provisional response to this recommendation. The UK government stated its final response to this recommendation would be provided within six months of the report's publication date, by 1 August 2022, and it will then be available on the Inquiry's website.
Progress Timeline
April 2025 government progress update: the Home Secretary announced updating the guidance on child sexual exploitation to ensure advice for those working with children remains relevant and informed by the latest available evidence.