Protection of Children

Summary

A request was made to the Isle of Man Constabulary regarding data on parental concerns about child criminal exploitation and statistics on children removed from families due to offending. The authority disclosed the framework used for protection but stated it does not hold specific data on parent contacts or removal statistics, which are managed by Manx Care.

Key Facts

• The Isle of Man Constabulary does not hold data on the number of parents contacting them regarding child criminal exploitation.
• Protection actions include a Multi-Agency Approach, referrals to the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub, and Daily Exploitation Meetings.
• The Constabulary may issue Child Exploitation Notices to suspected adult perpetrators.
• Data regarding children removed from families by Manx Care is not held by the police.
• Statistics on re-offending or order breaches by removed children are not held by the Constabulary.

Data Disclosed

• 2024-09-04
• 2024-09-23
• 4100793

Exemptions Cited

• Information not held

Original Request

1. How many parents have directly contacted the Isle of Man Constabulary (IOMC) due to having concerns (and seeking advice) about their children being possibly criminally exploited regarding drug related offences? 2. What actions or framework would the IOMC take or follow to protect a child who may have been criminally exploited, prior to an offence being committed? 3. How many instances, and recommendations, have the IOMC given or contributed towards in respect of the Multi-agency Safeguarding Hub, or Manx Care's Children and Families Division, which have led to the removal of a child from their families due to their offending behaviour? 4. How many children have been removed from their families due to their offending behaviour? 5. How many of those children that have been removed from their families due to their offending behaviour, have subsequently continued to offend, or have breached an Order (of any description)?

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Isle of Man Constabulary Freedom of Information Police Headquarters Dukes Avenue Douglas Isle of Man IM2 4RG

Our ref: 4100793 23 September 2024

Dear

We write further to your request, received 4 September 2024, which states:

"1. How many parents have directly contacted the Isle of Man Constabulary (IOMC) due to having concerns (and seeking advice) about their children being possibly criminally exploited regarding drug related offences? – No data held
2. What actions or framework would the IOMC take or follow to protect a child who may have been criminally exploited, prior to an offence being committed? - Multi Agency Approach, Referred Into Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub, Raised at Daily Exploitation Meeting (DEM), Consideration Given to Issuing a Child Exploitation Notice to suspected adult Perpetrator, IOMC Officers made aware of Concerns re exploitation of a named child. 3. How many instances, and recommendations, have the IOMC given or contributed towards in respect of the Multi-agency Safeguarding Hub, or Manx Care's Children and Families Division, which have led to the removal of a child from their families due to their offending behaviour? - Data regarding Manx Care removing children is not held by IOMC. 4. How many children have been removed from their families due to their offending behaviour? - Data regarding Manx Care removing children is not held by IOMC. 5. How many of those children that have been removed from their families due to their offending behaviour, have subsequently continued to offend, or have breached an Order (of any description)?" - Data regarding Manx Care removing children is not held by IOMC.

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the public authority does not hold or cannot, after taking reasonable steps to do so, find some of the information that you have requested. Information not held

I have detailed below the information that is held.

Please quote the reference number 4100793 in any future communications.

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I will now close your request as of this date.

Yours sincerely