Adult Sexual Exploitation Partnership
Find out more about the ASE Partnership, formerly STAGE, and access the resources provided by the partnership.
The Adult Sexual Exploitation (ASE) partnership, supported by the National Lottery Community Fund, brings together charities specialised in adult sexual exploitation – Changing Lives, A Way Out, GROW, Together Women, Basis, WomenCentre, Ashiana and the Angelou Centre – to provide trauma-informed support for women who have been groomed for sexual exploitation across the North East and Yorkshire.
Adult sexual exploitation is poorly understood and rarely recognised in policy and practice. There is currently no statutory definition, no specific statutory responsibilities towards victims/survivors and no national strategic approach to tackling it.
The ASE partnership has produced a series of briefings highlighting the impact that sexual exploitation has on women’s lives and their ability to access justice, healthcare, housing and safeguarding support. We have also produced a toolkit aimed at organisations and practitioners looking to provide support to women who have experienced sexual exploitation.
STAGE Resources
Adult Sexual Exploitation Definition
ASE Tackling Adult Sexual Exploitation Report
The ASE Partnership release a report on the pillars for change required to effectively tackle ASE on a national level.
STAGE Changing the Narrative Report November 2023
STAGE release a report on understanding the realities of Adult Sexual Exploitation
STAGE Changing the Narrative Executive Summary November 2023
The key points of report by STAGE on understanding the realities of Adult Sexual Exploitation
ASE Adult Sexual Exploitation Briefing May 2024
The ASE Partnership produced a policy briefing on what Adult Sexual Exploitation is, and why there should be a statutory definition.
STAGE Age of Transition Briefing October 2023
The STAGE partnership has produced policy briefings on the age of transition and how services drop off as a child who has experienced sexual exploitation approach adulthood.
STAGE Housing Briefing October 2023
The STAGE partnership has produced policy briefings on access to housing for women who are facing sexual exploitation, and examining the causal relationship.
STAGE Understanding the Needs of Black and Minoritised Women August 2023
The STAGE partnership has produced policy briefings on the specific barriers that Black and Minoritised women experiencing sexual exploitation face.
STAGE Experiences of Accessing Justice Briefing February 2023
The STAGE partnership has produced policy briefings on the barriers that women experiencing sexual exploitation face in accessing justice.
STAGE Experiences of Accessing Healthcare Briefing June 2022
The STAGE partnership has produced policy briefings on the barriers that women experiencing sexual exploitation face when accessing healthcare.
STAGE Adult Sexual Exploitation Briefing Nov 2021
The STAGE partnership has produced policy briefings on the barriers that women experiencing sexual exploitation face when transitioning from childhood to adulthood and attempting to access housing, healthcare and justice.
STAGE Health Briefing May 2021
The STAGE partnership has produced policy briefings on the barriers that women experiencing sexual exploitation face when transitioning from childhood to adulthood and attempting to access housing, healthcare and justice.
STAGE Justice Briefing Feb 2021
The STAGE partnership has produced policy briefings on the barriers that women experiencing sexual exploitation face when transitioning from childhood to adulthood and attempting to access housing, healthcare and justice.