PHQ visitors for International Women's Day 2018
Our Pledge to Jersey Children and Young People There are 18,000 children and young people living here in Jersey, representing a significant proportion of our Island community. We recognise the important role our organisation can play in ensuring young people grow up in a safe environment that helps them flourish. Following publication of the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry in July 2017, we have been working hard with other partners and key stakeholders in responding to the inquiry's findings and developing an Island-wide Children’s and Young People Plan, which will be published later this year. Four main outcomes from the plan have been agreed. These are: Grow up safely | Live healthy lives | Learn and achieve | Are seen and heard Over and above our commitment to the Island-Wide Children and Young People Plan, we want to make an organisational pledge to all children and young people over the next two years. Alongside our broader Policing Plan for the same period, we are committed to the findings and recommendations of the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry. In setting out our top-ten pledges to young people, we have taken on board feedback from the recent Children’s Commissioner's questionnaire and we look forward to delivering on our commitments.
1. Reduce the number of children and young people who are victims of crime 2. Reduce the number of children and young people exposed to high-risk domestic abuse 3. Increase online digital security through: www.getsafeonline.org
2018 - 2019
Our 10 Pledges to Jersey Children and Young People
Grow up safely
Learn and achieve 6. Develop a safer-schools partnership 7. Support and participate in the NEET (Not in Education Employment Training) programme 8. Explore the development of a mini police cadet scheme
Live healthy lives
4. Host a quarterly sponsored breakfast club 5. Work with Jersey Sport at promoting a healthy and active lifestyle
9. Grow and enhance our current Young People Community Advisory Group representation 10. Make it easier for young people to raise concerns / complaints about policing in Jersey
With thanks to Lauren Beechey for the art work
Are seen and heard
Engagement with Children and Young People throughout 2017 Number of children and young people who were victims of crime 311
Number of children present during Domestic Abuse incidents 654 (65%)
Number of children and young people reported missing from home 661
Number of Child Protection Notifications recorded 2247
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Number of letters to parents regarding conduct 304
Number of school visits 250
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Number of serious RTCs (55) involving children and young people 9
Number of sexting cases involving children and young people 24
Percentage of children and young people who follow us on social media 20%