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<p>The Home Office does not hold specific data on the number of young people in Greater
Manchester deemed at risk of Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE) who have criminal offences
recorded against them. However, tackling CCE is a priority for this Government which
is why we are providing funding to support Greater Manchester Police to help tackle
county lines and CCE.</p><p>Through our Drug Strategy, we are providing a targeted
investment of up to £145m over three years to bolster our County Lines Programme.
This includes funding a dedicated county lines taskforce in Greater Manchester Police,
as well as funding Catch22 to provide a specialist support and rescue service for
under 25’s and their families in Greater Manchester to help them safely reduce and
exit their involvement from county lines including child criminal exploitation.</p><p>We
are also driving targeted action to respond to exploitation through the Home Office-funded
Prevention Programme, delivered by The Children’s Society with funding of £1.37m for
delivery between 2023-25. Through the programme, a dedicated Northwest Prevention
Officer works to support a range of partners to improve the response to multiple forms
of exploitation including CCE in the Northwest region.</p>
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