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Recommendation 37
37
Accepted in Part
Pilot inclusion of Prevention Officers within County Lines Taskforces to share good practice.
Recommendation
We welcome the British Transport Police’s efforts to improve responses to child exploitation through the secondment of two Prevention Officers from the Children’s Society. We recommend that the Government work with other police forces with a dedicated County Lines Taskforce to pilot the inclusion of Prevention Officers within those teams, and the sharing of good practice. (Paragraph 128) Project ADDER
Government Response Summary
The government partially accepts, highlighting existing funding for the National County Lines Co-ordination Centre and specialist posts, but states it will "further consider" the specific recommendation to pilot Prevention Officers within County Lines Taskforces.
Government Response
Accepted in Part
HM Government
Accepted in Part
The Government partially accepts this recommendation. The Home Office has committed to funding the National County Lines Co-ordination Centre (NCLCC) for a further two years, building on over £120m invested since 2019. The NCLCC works in collaboration with police forces across England and Wales and with the British Transport Police, to prevent young and vulnerable people from being exploited by County Lines gangs, and provides vital intelligence and operational co-ordination. The NCLCC funds a number of specialist posts in police forces across England and Wales who work closely with multi-agency partners in local authority areas and with charities such as The Children’s Society, to safeguard young and vulnerable people from being exploited. In addition to this, the NCLCC has recently delivered training to all police forces, which provides further support to embed safeguarding and the whole system approach to County Lines within forces. We will further consider the specific recommendation to pilot the inclusion of Prevention Officers within County Lines Taskforces.