Supported by: Monica Lennon* *S6M-15162 Michael Matheson: Action for Children Report, I Don’t Want to go Down That Road—That the Parliament welcomes the publication of Action for Children’s (AfC) report into criminal exploitation of children and young people, I Don’t Want to go Down That Road; understands that this is the first follow up report to the Jay Review of Criminally Exploited Children, which was published in March 2024 and was an extensive UK-wide review of exploitation, led by Professor Alexis Jay CBE; notes that criminal exploitation is a is a form of child abuse in which a child is coerced into committing criminal acts, which can happen to any child; notes that the Jay Review considers that there is no “one-type” of exploited child; acknowledges that AfC launched its criminal exploitation intervention, Service in Scotland, in 2012, which is dedicated to supporting children and young people aged 11 to 18 and their families when the child is experiencing criminal exploitation or deemed at risk; notes that this has since expanded its reach to England and Wales and has helped over 500 children since 2020; considers it important to recognise the five key themes identified through the report as intended harms caused to children and young people; notes that these are behaviours...