The Sexual Exploitation of Looked After Children in Scotland : a study conducted for the Care Inspectorate

Report of a short study commissioned by the Care Inspectorate to investigate Sexual Exploitation of Looked After Children in Scotland. Child sexual exploitation within society is of great concern. Sexual exploitation is something which tends to be hidden and official data is scarce and may underestimate the scale of the issue. Looked after children are a diverse group and their risk of being sexually exploited can depend on a range of factors. The report found that children and young people who have experience of the care system can be particularly at risk. This report gives us urgent insight and raises critical questions about the sexual exploitation of a vulnerable group and the information from this study will strengthen inspection activity across all the relevant services

LOVEBiTES: An evaluation of the LOVEBiTES and respectful relationships programs in a Sydney school

This document reports on an evaluation of the impactamong students of two violence prevention programsrun by the National Association for the Prevention ofChild Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN). The evaluationcentres on the LOVEBiTES program run amongYear 10 students and a newly developed RespectfulRelationships program run among Year 7 students.The evaluation was conducted among students whoparticipated in these programs in a Sydney schoolin 2010. Students in Years 7 and 10 were surveyedbefore and after their participation in a thirteenweekprogram and a full-day workshop respectively,using a quantitative survey. This evaluation reportwas commissioned by NAPCAN and produced byresearchers at the University of Wollongong

LOVEBiTES: An evaluation of the LOVEBiTES and Respectful Relationships programs in a Sydney school

This document reports on an evaluation of the impact among students of two violence prevention programs run by the National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN). The evaluation centres on the LOVEBiTES program run among Year 10 students and a newly developed Respectful Relationships program run among Year 7 students. The evaluation was conducted among students who participated in these programs in a Sydney school in 2010. Students in Years 7 and 10 were surveyed before and after their participation in a thirteen- week program and a full-day workshop respectively, using a quantitative survey. This evaluation report was commissioned by NAPCAN and produced by researchers at the University of Wollongong

The Sexual Exploitation of Looked After Children in Scotland : A scoping study to inform methodology for inspection - ANNEX 1

Introduction Background In December 2012 the Centre for Excellence for Looked After Children in Scotland (CELCIS) was awarded the tender for a research project to investigate the sexual exploitation of looked after children in Scotland. The research was commissioned by Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland also known as the Care Inspectorate and related in particular to children in Scottish care services for which the Inspectorate has responsibility 1. To comply with funding arrangements and operational imperatives, the Care Inspectorate required this research to be conducted and reported within a very short timescale (three months), and within a fixed budget. Researchers often face restrictions such as these and must find creative ways to work within these limitations whilst also being honest about what is possible and what might realistically be achieved within the limits that prevail. CELCIS has over -lapping areas of interest with the Care Inspectorate; this has allowed the study to be somewhat more intensive than would otherwise have been possible, it will also facilitate any necessary follow-on work. This allows us to meet the requirements of the Care Inspectorate and to ensure that the research is conducted in a robust and responsible way. This report draws together research related to sexual exploitation of looked after children in Scotland from four strands of this study and from earlier work done by others. This information will inform the work of the Care Inspectorate. Some strands of the study will continue to receive information via on-going participation in the various research activities already initiated. These data will be used to develop a more detailed and nuanced picture which will be made available to the Care Inspectorate in the form of an ‘Update Report’ in due course. The full analysis will also be used to inform CELCIS’s work and that of partners across the looked after children’s sector