Sexual Abuse

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Referral following suspicion and disclosure of Sexual Abuse

Where practitioners are uncertain about whether a disclosure meets the threshold for sexual abuse, they should always seek advice from the East Midlands Children and Young People Sexual Assault Service Single Point of Access (SPA) 0800 183 0023.

A referral should be made to Children’s Social Care where a child is suspected of having been subjected to or has disclosed sexual abuse, the abuse may involve physical contact including assault by penetration (for example, rape or oral sex) or non-penetrative acts, such as masturbation, kissing, rubbing, and touching outside of clothing. They may also include non-contact activities, such as involving children in looking at, or in the production of, sexual images, watching sexual activities, encouraging children to behave in sexually inappropriate ways, or grooming a child in preparation for abuse.

Children’s Social Care refer reports of sexual abuse to Leicestershire Police.