Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)

Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE):  Guidance on Child Sexual Exploitation - A Practitioners' Resource Pack[ developed by Barnardo's in partnership with the West of Scotland Child Protection Consortium can be found on the linked web page along with other guides. This guidance provides practitioners with a starting point when thinking of how to identify and respond to child sexual exploitation. In addition, staff may find the risk indicator matrix   (PDF, 321 KB)(opens new window)a useful resource when considering the possibility of CSE. In October 2016 the Scottish Government issued an updated definition of CSE.