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Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE) and Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)

Both CSE and CCE (County Lines) are forms of abuse and both occur where an individual or group takes advantage of an imbalance in power to coerce, manipulate or deceive a child into sexual or criminal activity.

Whilst age may be the most obvious, this power imbalance can also be due to a range of other factors including gender, sexual identity, cognitive ability, physical strength, status, and access to economic or other resources. In some cases, the abuse will be in exchange for something the victim needs or wants and/or will be to the financial benefit or other advantage (such as increased status) of the perpetrator or facilitator. The abuse can be perpetrated by individuals or groups, males or females, and children or adults.

County Lines is a term used to describe gangs and organised criminal networks involved in exporting illegal drugs into one or more importing areas within the UK, using dedicated mobile phone lines or other form of ‘deal line’.

County lines is the police term for urban gangs supplying drugs to suburban areas and market and coastal towns using dedicated mobile phone lines or “deal lines”. It involves child criminal exploitation (CCE) as gangs use children and vulnerable people to move drugs and money.

Gangs establish a base in the market location, typically by taking over the homes of local vulnerable adults by force or coercion in a practice referred to as ‘cuckooing’.

County lines is a major, cross-cutting issue involving drugs, violence, gangs, safeguarding, criminal and sexual exploitation, modern slavery, and missing persons; and the response to tackle it involves the police, the National Crime Agency, a wide range of Government departments, local government agencies and VCS (voluntary and community sector) organisations.

County lines activity and the associated violence, drug dealing and exploitation has a devastating impact on young people, vulnerable adults and local communities.

Children who have been criminally or sexually exploited or who are vulnerable to exploitation may exhibit these signs and behaviours:

What to do if you have concerns

The best advice is to trust your instincts. Even if someone isn't involved in county lines drug dealing, they may be being exploited in some other way, so it's always worth speaking out.

If you are concerned about a young person being involved in County Lines or being exploited in some way, please contact the school's safeguarding team.

Useful Links

Suffolk Safeguarding Partnership - An excellent website with a range of articles and links to local support,

https://suffolksp.org.uk/parents-and-carers/gangs-criminal-exploitation-and-county-lines/

 

NSPCC - The NSPCC is the UK's leading children's charity, preventing abuse and helping those affected to recover. Contact them on 0808 800 5000

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/

 

PACE - Work with parents and carers of children who are at risk of being exploited by perpetrators. Contact them on 0113 240 3040

https://paceuk.info/

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