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Intelligence Sharing

Within your role you will have a different perspective of information that may not be known to any other agencies. For this reason, it is imperative that you consider what information is shared with other agencies and recorded as intelligence. 

Importantly if you are reporting intelligence, you do not have to inform the person it involves, but it may impact if there is a safeguarding concern that needs to be escalated from the intelligence. Consider how to best manage this with those you are supporting. 

What is intelligence? 

Intelligence is information that can be pieced together to form an understanding of offending behaviour. Intelligence comes from direct practice, word of mouth, witnessing interactions, behaviour, or relationships.  

Intelligence Requirements 

Important elements of intelligence related to exploitation could be: 

  • Identifying factors of victims or perpetrators: names, physical descriptions, clothing including uniforms or how clothing might be used. 
  • Media or contact details:  usernames, social media platforms, how platforms are used, email addresses, phone numbers, IP addresses, photos or content put out on social media sites. 
  • Transport methods/routes: travel tickets, transport used such as trains, buses, airlines, 
  • Financial elements: bank accounts, sort codes, amounts transferred, initial contact for financial information.
  • Locations: properties, parks, schools, fast food restaurants, offending happening within locations. 
  • Behaviour: Harmful activity, sexual acts, criminal acts, weapons, substance use, contact between perpetrators and victims.
  • Relationships: Concerning adults or perpetrators, types of behaviour within relationships, potential connected peers or networks. 

Recording intelligence:

If you think you have intelligence that would support the disruption of exploitation you can record this through:  

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