Fund & implement risk assessment systems in schools for vulnerable youth — 8 signatures. Status: open.
We believe all schools should have mandatory risk assessments to identify children who are at risk of gang recruitment. These could be targeted at students aged 9-16.
In the past year, a survey estimated that around 90,000 young people aged 13 to 17 in England and Wales had been involved in a gang. Home Office estimates also suggest that around 15,500 children were identified as at risk of or involved in child criminal exploitation in the year ending March 2025. As a result, we believe the government should employ risk assessment systems in all schools to prevent the exploitation of young vulnerable children by gang activity.
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