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About the tender
Safeguarding responses to child criminal exploitation and extra-familial harm (including serious violence) are an increasing concern and priority for children’s services. In 2023, 3,123 referrals were made to the Home Office for suspected child criminal exploitation and in the same year there were 14,420 social care referrals for child in need assessments in England recording criminal exploitation as a factor.
We want to understand how multi‐agency child exploitation (MACE) and equivalent panels operate across different local authorities in England and Wales and what factors influence their ability to assess and support children effectively.
- YEF is seeking a team to conduct a review of MACE panel practice in England and Wales.
- The study will inform YEF’s recommendations for the children’s services sector on how to reduce violence amongst children and young people (which will draw on a range of ongoing and completed research work).
Find out more
For full information on the project please download the call for proposals document.
How to apply
The call for proposals document above has the full criteria for this application. Please send us a proposal no longer than 2,500 words, which should set out the team’s expertise, experience, methodological approach, and budget. You may attach relevant documents to support your application – this will not be included in the word count.
The deadline for proposals is 5pm 22 May 2025. We intend to conduct interviews the weeks beginning 9th and 16th June and to appoint the successful team by the end of June 2025.
The deadline for the full draft report is 12th December 2025.
Please email your application to freya.glendinning@youthendowmentfund.org.uk by 5pm on 22 May. If you have any questions regarding the project, please email these to freya.glendinning@youthendowmentfund.org.uk by the 14 May.