Financially motivated sexual extortion: guidance for further education professionals

27 Jan 2026 UK SIC

Globally there has been an increase in reports of children and young people being victims of financially motivated sexual extortion, often referred to in the media as ‘sextortion’. 

The National Crime Agency’s CEOP Education, in partnership with UK Safer Internet Centre, have created guidance for further education settings in response to this threat. The guidance comes with:

The guidance will help further education professionals to: recognise and understand financially motivated sexual extortion, raise awareness and help seeking behaviours amongst young people, give suitable messaging and support to parents and carers, support victims of financially motivated sexual extortion.
 
Do you work with over 18s?
Find our guidance for higher education professionals, created in collaboration with Revenge Porn Helpline, here.

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