A total of 14 children and young people in North Tyneside had been identified as in danger of exploitation over a seven month period between October 2021 and April 2022.
The individuals, aged between 13 and 19, were flagged to North Tyneside Council as being in danger of sexual, financial and criminal exploitation as well as radicalisation and trafficking. Young people frequently going missing were also recorded.
Of these reported 14 cases, seven have now been closed with steps taken to reduce the risks the children were previously exposed to. Steps taken include; a reduction in the child going missing, improved family networks, a reduction in criminal behaviour, and a reduction in substance misuse, among others.
