Child Criminal Exploitation

Ending Coercive Offending (ECO) has launched a Diagnostic toolkit for exploited children in England. The toolkit is designed for professionals working in police and youth justice settings, children’s social care, education and inclusion, and strategic partnerships. It provides a structured, evidence-informed approach to diagnosing gaps between policy and frontline practice. The toolkit draws on children’s rights principles, intersectional analysis, and multi-agency practice to support local areas to: analyse how exploited children are currently identified and responded to; examine decision-making across safeguarding and justice systems; and develop local solutions to reduce the criminalisation of exploited children.  

Access the toolkit: Diagnostic toolkit for exploited children