Policy reports

We help decision-makers think about the needs of children and young people. Search our reports for research and recommendations on the important issues

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“I don’t want to go down that road”: The harms inflicted on criminally exploited children

In March 2024 we published the findings of the Jay Review of Criminally Exploited Children. This piece of follow-up research examines the harms caused to exploited children and offers safeguarding recommendations.

Sharon Maciver - Director of Criminal Exploitation, and Martha Hampson - Senior Policy Advisor 31 October 2024

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The Jay Review of Criminally Exploited Children

Tens of thousands of children and young people are at risk of being exploited across the UK – groomed, coerced and threatened into a life of violence, criminalisation and abuse.

21 March 2024