1. Child Sexual Exploitation Leadership Seminar
Thursday 10th September 2015
10:30-13:00

2. Welcome & Introduction
Christine Davies CBE
Independent Chair Sutton LSCB

3. Overview
Findings and lessons from the inquiry into CSE in Rotherham, and messages on the impact of multi-agency approaches to tackling CSE in Oxfordshire.
Steve Ashley, Independent Chair Rotherham LSCB
Workshop – taking your leadership requirements for CSE forward
Summary of leadership issues for Sutton
Lunch

4. Child Sexual Exploitation: The lessons from Rotherham and Oxfordshire
Stephen Ashley

5. Agenda Background What went wrong? What do we know now? Key issues
What are the warning signs?
Are you doing all that you can?
The consequence of failure
Summary

6. Background A history of child sexual exploitation
Jay reported 1400 victims
In Oxford 370 identified
An event precipitates the breakdown
The murder of Child S - Laura Wilson murdered in October 2010
Operation Bullfinch in Oxford
The Serious Case Review
The Jay and Casey reports
Ofsted
Single agency inspections
There is inevitably a long history of CSE often stretching over two decades
There are often very large numbers of victims – figures are normally disputed but in the end the first estimates tend to be accurate or lower than the final figure
There is normally a major event that launches the case in to the public domain
The serious case review will be a long time after the event but will bring the subject back into the public arena
There will be independent reports and inspections that are outside your control

7. What went wrong in Rotherham?
Poor professional standards
Political correctness
Failure to listen and engage with children and communities
Poor leadership
Reputation before children
Inertia
Political stagnation
Political issues don’t get huge attention but actually set the tone
These seem obvious but it is only now that the extreme nature of these issues is recognised
There is no one individual to blame (though people tried!)
People forget that this was an issue in the public domain – Newspaper article in 2003 – Blanked out picture with headline “Is this Britain's youngest mother?”

8. What went wrong in Oxford?
Lack of understanding of the problem
Poor day to day processes
Weak operational response
No overview or governance

9. The critical questions
DO YOU THINK THAT PROFESSIONALS IN ROTHERHAM AND OXFORD JUST DIDN’T CARE?
WHY DID THEY MISS WHAT SEEMS SO OBVIOUS?
WOULD I HAVE DONE BETTER?

10. What do we know now? Papering over the cracks
Lack of interaction between partners
Reassurance rather than assurance
An absence of governance
A different view of ‘normal’
A council in silos
Its not about money
Self delusion!

11. Key issues Blame the victims – Intelligence/information gathering
“precocious and difficult” in Oxford
“making lifestyle choices” in Rotherham
Intelligence/information gathering
Disruption tactics
Cohesive partnership working
Leadership
Governance
Honesty

12. The warning signs Professionals flag concern but are ignored
Parents/community groups are asking for help
Poor practice across services e.g. taxi licensing
No policies or structures to deal with specific issue of CSE
No one talks about CSE or…..”its not an issue here”!
Issue not raised at LSCB or council scrutiny panels
Little mention of CSE in Community Safety Partnership or Health and Wellbeing Board
The Joint Strategic Needs Assessment does not refer to CSE
Partners do not engage in CSE training

13. Are you doing what you can?
Intelligence
Audits
Performance management
Structures
Communication
Training
Honesty
Joined up services
Priorities
Investigations
Joint teams
‘experts’
LSCB
Disruption

14. The consequences of failure
Lost children – generations of problems e.g. Child E
Reputation
Paying the price
Personal feelings
The media frenzy
Its too late once it has happened!

15. Summary CSE is a continuing problem Structural change Cultural change
Governance
Assurance
Honesty and openness
Moving from performance statistics to quality
Preparation for the future

16. Questions?

17. Stephen Ashley stephen@chantmarleconsultancy. co
Stephen Ashley

18. Workshop
What will you do to ensure that there is an effective coordination of CSE responses on the ground?
Decide up to 3 leadership actions to be completed by end March 2016

19. Lunch & Close