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Child Missing and Exploitation Terms of Reference

The sub-group is accountable to the GSCP Executive and supports it to fulfil its statutory responsibility to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of local arrangements to safeguard and protect children.

1. Purpose: Set out, review, monitor and evaluate the quality and effectiveness of the county’s approach to identifying and tackling child criminal exploitation (CCE), sexual exploitation (CSE) and missing episodes and to raise awareness of child exploitation and missing within agencies and communities. In addition, monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of responses for children who are exploited and/or go missing.

2. Membership:  Subgroup membership will include as a minimum appropriate representation from 

·         Gloucestershire County Council Childrens Social Care,

·         Gloucestershire Constabulary,

·         Gloucestershire ICB and / or Heath Trusts

·         Gloucestershire Education Department

·         Youth Support / Youth Justice

·         Voluntary Sector Organisation/s

·         Partnerships Business Manager and/or GSCP Assistant Business manager

·         Partnerships allocated Business Support Officer

3. Quoracy: The Three lead Safeguarding Partners, Gloucestershire ICB (or other nominated Health Trust), Gloucestershire County Council and Gloucestershire Constabulary. Quoracy can be determined at the discretion of the Chair as relating to the current agenda.

4. Key Objectives: 

  •          Develop and implement the county’s strategy to combat child exploitation with consideration to regional and national strategies.
  •          Agree actions to minimise harm to children and young people and achieve GSCP priorities.
  •          Ensure that relevant protocols in respect of CSE, CCE and missing children are relevant, up to date, and effective.
  •          Understand data and identify emerging patterns, threats, risks and opportunities relating to CCE and missing children so that agencies may target their service delivery activities appropriately.
  •          Undertake quality assurance audits of CCE & Missing cases to ensure the effectiveness of safeguarding work and hold agencies to account.
  •          Promote an understanding of CCE and missing in Gloucestershire.
  •          Consider serious case reviews, operation debrief and other relevant publications, ensuring that best practice is considered, disseminated and implemented.
  •          Identify training needs in conjunction with the QiiP Subgroup.
  •          Ensure joined up working with other GSCP sub-groups and Partner groups

5. Frequency of Meetings: Four times per year to align with quarterly meeting of the GSCP Management Group. The sub-group may choose to meet more frequently. up to six times a year, dependent upon current need

6. Other Information: Chair to attend the GSCP Management Group representing the subgroup. Chair to ensure that the GSCP Partnership Analysis Report subgroup update is submitted on time to inform the Management Group and Executive of activity and exceptions reporting. Chair to meet with the allocated Business Support Officer pre and post subgroup meeting to sign off on the agenda, papers, action log and decision log