{"id":3887,"date":"2015-02-06T16:32:48","date_gmt":"2015-02-06T16:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=3887"},"modified":"2015-02-06T16:32:48","modified_gmt":"2015-02-06T16:32:48","slug":"child-sexual-exploitation-concerns-raised-in-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2015\/02\/06\/child-sexual-exploitation-concerns-raised-in-cardiff\/","title":{"rendered":"Child Sexual Exploitation: Concerns raised in Cardiff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SO_Bridge6cover_print.tif\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3915\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SO_Bridge6cover_print.tif\" alt=\"SO_Bridge6cover_print\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3915\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SO_Bridge6cover_print.tif\" alt=\"SO_Bridge6cover_print\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3919\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3919\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SO_Bridge6_print.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3919 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SO_Bridge6_print-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Police, charity and social workers discuss the problems of child sexual exploitation in Cardiff\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3919\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3919 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SO_Bridge6_print-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Police, charity and social workers discuss the problems of child sexual exploitation in Cardiff\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Police, charity and social workers discuss the problems of child sexual exploitation in Cardiff<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nMore needs to be done to support victims of child sexual exploitation, a multiagency panel said this week.<br \/>\nAn audience of teachers, school children, carers, social service workers, police and charity workers heard how\u00a0more must be done to provide support to victims at an event in Cardiff.<br \/>\nThe event, at the <a title=\"PierHead Building Cardiff Bay\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pierhead.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pierhead Building<\/a> in <a title=\"Cardiff Bay\" href=\"http:\/\/cardiffbay.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cardiff Bay<\/a>, was to launch the <a title=\"Building Bridges Project\" href=\"http:\/\/www.barnardos.org.uk\/news\/media_centre\/Building-Bridges-CSE-project-launched-by-Assembly-Health-Minister-in-Cardiff\/press_releases.htm?ref=102124\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Building Bridges Project<\/a>, supported by the children&#8217;s charity <a title=\"Barnado's\" href=\"http:\/\/www.barnardos.org.uk\/news\/media_centre\/Building-Bridges-CSE-project-launched-by-Assembly-Health-Minister-in-Cardiff\/press_releases.htm?ref=102124\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barnardo&#8217;s<\/a> and S<a title=\"South Wales Police\" href=\"http:\/\/www.south-wales.police.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">outh Wales Police<\/a>. The project has been created to educate adults and children to the realities of exploitation in their communities.<br \/>\nThe audience heard how young people too often feel as though they are unable to tell anyone about abuse they may be suffering, with many fearing as though they won&#8217;t be believed. This results in\u00a0vast amounts of\u00a0crime relating to the sexual exploitation of children not being recorded.<br \/>\nDetective Chief Inspector Richard Jones of the South Wales Police said: &#8220;It&#8217;s important young people feel confident in asking for help.<br \/>\n&#8220;We only know about the issues that are reported, and my fear is that they&#8217;re\u00a0just the tip of the iceberg.&#8221;<br \/>\n<a title=\"Mark Drakeford AM\" href=\"http:\/\/markdrakeford.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Drakeford AM<\/a>, Minister for Health and Social Services, told the audience the project would help those who run education services to learn how they can keep their young people safe.<br \/>\nHe said: &#8220;We want to help teachers talk to children about the dangers of child exploitation.<br \/>\n&#8220;Safeguarding is everybody&#8217;s business. It begins by every single person in the system knowing what part they can play, then linking their contribution to others.&#8221;<br \/>\nMichelle Gough, from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnardos.org.uk\/serafservice\/seraf_service_sexual_exploitation.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bernardo&#8217;s Seraf service<\/a>, which works with children who are sexually exploited, said: &#8220;The feedback Seraf has had from young people we work with is that they don&#8217;t feel able to speak to local police about problems within the community.<br \/>\n&#8220;This event is intended to increase the awareness amongst professionals of the support that young people need. We hope the outcome of the discussions will feed into recommendations to the police, education and other professionals.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More needs to be done to support victims of child sexual exploitation, a multiagency panel said this week. 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