Child Exploitation Day 2023

The 18th March 2023 is Child Exploitation Awareness Day. PACE (Parents Against Child Exploitation) have c-created an animation Towards Hope, with affected parents last year, highlights the importance of showing compassion towards families experiencing child exploitation. One parent shares, “You can help bring light to a family by saying, I hear you and I believe…

Statement issued on behalf of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Partnership

Today, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Children Partnership will publish a Child Safeguarding Practice Review into the death of a young lady called Nadia who tragically took her own life in 2019, when she was 16 years of age. Our deepest sympathy continues to be extended to the family and friends of Nadia. Nadia was a…

NRM at Lunch: NRM Workshop

When and where Date and time Tue, 25 October 2022, 12:00 – 12:45 BST Location Online About this event The National Referral Mechanism (NRM) is a framework for identifying victims of trafficking and modern slavery. When used effectively, it can help these victims receive appropriate support and assist Modern Slavery prosecutions of those exploiting them. …

New campaign launched – Can you help?

Police Officers have been visiting shops, pubs and hotels across Peterborough as part of a new campaign to raise awareness and encourage reporting of child sexual exploitation (CSE). Do you know what to look out for? The new advertising campaign sees officers engage with and educate businesses across the city about the crime, which is…

New expert child protection units across the country

A report investigating the deaths of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson is calling for every local area to have an expert child protection unit. The national child safeguarding practice review into the murders of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, 6, and Star Hobson, 16-months, has recommended that experts in police, health and social work should form dedicated multi-agency teams to…

Statement issued on behalf of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Partnership

Today, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Children Partnership will publish a Child Safeguarding Practice Review into the tragic death of a young baby aged 12 weeks who was the victim of significant physical abuse and died from his injuries. The child has been referred to as Stephen throughout this review at the family’s request. Stephen’s mother’s…