County Lines – Useful websites and resources for practitioners

Fearless  – young people facing arm of Crimestoppers​- crimestoppers-uk.org/fearless​

Protecting children from criminal exploitation, human trafficking and modern slavery (GOV.UK) – thematic report from Joint Inspections on the risk of child criminal exploitation.​

Criminal exploitation of children and vulnerable adults: county lines (GOV.UK) – Guidance for frontline professionals on dealing with county lines, part of the government’s approach to ending gang violence and exploitation.​

Child exploitation disruption toolkit (The Home Office) ​

County lines exploitation: guidance for practitioners (Ministry of Justice) – Practice guidance for Youth Offending Teams and frontline practitioners.​

County lines exploitation: practice guidance poster (Ministry of Justice) – please refer to your local CCE Pathway as well.​

Good Practice Guidance​ – Children and Young People Trafficked for the Purpose of Criminal Exploitation in Relation to County Lines a Toolkit For Professionals ​

Children’s Society – Look Closer Campaign​

General Information:​

Catch 22 – catch-22.org.uk/find-services/county-lines-support-and-rescue/​

NSPCC – learning.nspcc.org.uk/child-abuse-and-neglect/county-lines/​

North Yorks Safeguarding Children Partnership – Slang Dictionary​

safeguardingchildren.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/DEX004c_Slang-Dictionary-A5-Booklet_V4_DIGITAL.pdf​​