Referral to Social Services for suspected grooming

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I have been asked by a neighbour about the above as I work in a school. I told her I am not qualified to give advice but would find out. It appears the school her dc attends suspects child was being groomed by an older woman. Images on phone found and a conversation. Dc also had some other images and one of another dc in year. School dealt with it but referral to ss made. What is next step?

It depends. They might get a visit from a duty social worker to check the child is in no immediate danger. Then they will probably be assigned a social worker who will visit. Various things could be offered from counselling to sessions on keeping safe etc. Our social worker alerted us to a known grooming ring in the area (10 were taken to court but only 3 jailed). They might liase with school.

Thanks for reply. School did alert SS I believe but neighbour was not expecting a call frim them. I will let her know it is for her dc’s safeguarding.

My Ds is classed as vulnerable & at risk of being easily led (autistic) so he's going to be offered sessions with a support worker about keeping safe.

Whoever reported it to the Safeguarding officer should contact them to find out what has happened. This is a key part of the safeguarding process.

I just popped over to her. How this has been discovered is because a girl in her dc’s year sent topless photos to various boys over a 6 month period via snap chat. Her dc deleted them and blocked her and none were on his phone. Somebody however sent them around the school and she named the recipients. They were all hauled in for a serious chat plus parents.

The problem is in checking neighbour’s son’s phone a photo of his penis was found and he admitted sending this to a girl he had never met but that she wanted to meet up and kept asking for photos. He blocked her months ago but school alerted a school police officer and he has alerted SSvia Melvin (multiagency).

www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/

Thanks for the link. Will pass it to her. Time to have another chat with my own teens too I think. I know they all think they are in control but predators are clever.

Personally I would nt involve social services, I’d handle it myself

Oh god what is it with this awful shit. I regularly have this talk with mine and hope I've put the fear of god into them about never sending photos but these poor kids just get sucked in and end up with horrible consequences.

I bloody hate the world sometimes.

Nothing useful to add but hope all the kids involved are ok.