Definitions Child sexual exploitation is a form of child abuse. together to safeguard children 2013’ provides the following definition ‘Working of sexual abuse. abuse involves forcing or enticing a child or young person to take part ‘Sexual in sexual activities, not necessarily involving a high level of violence, whether or not the child is aware of what is happening. The activities may involve physical contact, include assault by penetration; rape or oral sex, or non-penetrative acts such as kissing and touching outside of clothing. They may also include, non- contact activities such as involving children looking at, or in the production of sexualised images, watching sexual activities, encouraging children to behave in sexually inappropriate ways, or grooming a child in preparation for abuse (including via the internet). Sexual abuse is not solely perpetrated by adult males. Women can also commit acts of sexual abuse, as can other children. The 2009 statutory guidance; Children and people from ‘Safeguarding Sexual exploitation’ provides the following definition; Sexual exploitation of young people under the age of 18 involves exploitative situations, contexts and relationships where young people (or a third person or persons) receive (e.g. food, accommodation, drugs, alcohol, ‘something’ cigarettes, affection, gifts, money) as a result of them performing, and/or another or others performing on them, sexual activities. Child sexual exploitation can occur through the use of technology without the child’s immediate recognition; for example being persuaded to post sexual images on the Internet/mobile phones without immediate payment or gain. In all cases, those exploiting the child/young person have power over them by virtue of their age, gender, intellect, physical strength and/or economic or other resources. Violence, coercion and intimidation are common, involvement in exploitative relationships being characterised in the main by the child or young person’s limited availability of choice resulting from their social/economic and/or emotional vulnerability’’
Definitions Child sexual exploitation is a form of child abuse. ‘Working together to safeguard children 2013’ provides the following definition of sexual abuse. ‘Sexual abuse involves forcing or enticing a child or young person to take part in sexual activities, not necessarily involving a high level of violence, whether or not the child is aware of what is happening. The activities may involve physical contact, include assault by penetration; rape or oral sex, or non-penetrative acts such as kissing and touching outside of clothing. They may also include, non- contact activities such as involving children looking at, or in the production of sexualised images, watching sexual activities, encouraging children to behave in sexually inappropriate ways, or grooming a child in preparation for abuse (including via the internet). Sexual abuse is not solely perpetrated by adult males. Women can also commit acts of sexual abuse, as can other children. The 2009 statutory guidance; ‘Safeguarding Children and people from Sexual exploitation’ provides the following definition; Sexual exploitation of young people under the age of 18 involves exploitative situations, contexts and relationships where young people (or a third person or persons) receive ‘something’ (e.g. food, accommodation, drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, affection, gifts, money) as a result of them performing, and/or another or others performing on them, sexual activities. Child sexual exploitation can occur through the use of technology without the child’s immediate recognition; for example being persuaded to post sexual images on the Internet/mobile phones without immediate payment or gain. In all cases, those exploiting the child/young person have power over them by virtue of their age, gender, intellect, physical strength and/or economic or other resources. Violence, coercion and intimidation are common, involvement in exploitative relationships being characterised in the main by the child or young person’s limited availability of choice resulting from their social/economic and/or emotional vulnerability’’
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