1. ‘STREET-GROOMING’
RESEARCH PILOT
Project Leads
Saima Afzal MBE
Dr Alistair McFadyen

2. WHO ARE WE?

3. PROJECT ORIGINS

4. PROJECT ORIGINS
Roundtable
identified 7
gaps in
understanding:
1. common and agreed definitions of
various types of CSE
2. relevant literature is disparate
3. Better data on extensiveness of group
and gang-related CSE …
4. … and on possible over-representation of
specific minority community in ONE form
of CSE
5. Need richer understanding of possible
complex association with religio-cultural
factors, sensitive to issues of community
cohesion
6. Developing and sharing best practice in
relation to victims and understanding of
victims’ perspectives
7. Identifying and disseminating best
practice in partnership working

5. PROJECT ORIGINS

6. KEY PROJECT AIMS
WHAT DO WE WANT TO DO?

7. PROJECT KEY ACTIVITIES
AND WHY WE WANT TO DO THEM

8. PROJECT SENSITIVITIES
• Community Impact
• Media Interest
• Publication of findings
• EDL/BNP and other extremist group interest
Please note all activity and decisions taken will be
undertaken in partnership with key stakeholders.

9. PROJECT TIMELINES

10. PROJECT TEAM
Dr Al McFadyen-Project Lead
A.I.McFadyen@leeds.ac.uk
Saima Afzal-Project Lead
saimaafzal@sasolutions.info
Aravinda Kosaraju-Leeds University contracted
Researcher
aravindakosaraju@gmail.com
Dr Emma Tomalin-Leeds University
E.Tomalin@leeds.ac.uk
Jane Lindsay-Leeds University PhD student

11. Thank You
Any Questions
Saima Afzal-07801 704851 saima.afzal@sasolutions.info
Alistair McFadyen a.i.mcfadyen@leeds.ac.uk