NWG

Working together to inform, educate and prevent child exploitation and abuse throughout the UK.

NWG is a charitable organisation formed as a UK network of over 14,500 practitioners who disseminate our information down through their services, to professionals working on the issue of child exploitation (CE) and trafficking within the UK.

Our network covers voluntary and statutory services and private companies working in this field. We offer support, guidance and raise the profile, provide updates, training, share national developments, influence the development of national and local policy informed by practice.

Mission Statement

To assist in the eradication of the exploitation and/or modern slavery of children and young people.

NWG Aims and Objectives

Our principal aim is to offer support and guidance to those working with children and young people who are affected by abuse through exploitation. The Charity’s object is to tackle child exploitation, in particular, but not exclusively, by promoting, enabling, supporting and developing the protection of children and young people who are affected by sexual exploitation.

Aims

• To provide a network for projects or organisations concerned with the exploitation and/or modern slavery of young people.

• To provide links to current research, policy and project developments within the field and offer the opportunity for examples of improving and developing practices to be shared and discussed.

• To encourage coordination of different approaches and aim to contribute to the development of UK-wide policy and practice related to sexual exploitation and/or Modern Slavery.

• To encourage child-centred practices that recognise and respect diversity.

Objectives

• To develop an appropriate support network for services working with young people at risk of or experiencing exploitation and/or Modern Slavery.

To enable the network to be heard as a collective group of projects and organisations working in the field of sexual exploitation and/or Modern Slavery