nd driving outcomes for children and families. However, we think it is important to note that they were conceived and developed to address an information gap that continues to be a challenge. As a member of the data team in the Somerset and Avon Police notes: [Criminal and sexual exploitation crime] does not present in high volume to the police and it remains a hugely hidden crime that continues to be difficult to identify , prevent and manage. There is a lack of intelligence and data generally. In this sense, although our research does show issues around their accuracy and potential to drive efficiencies they do represent an important innovation as part of an aspiration to make improvements in a complex area. Social Finance Limited +44 (0) 20 7770 6836 87 Vauxhall Walk, London SE11 5HJ socialfinance.org.uk 43 5.4.1 Effectiveness A lack of accuracy of the CCE / CSE models has undermined their ability to enhance services Many practitioners we were in contact with alluded to the inaccuracies of the CCE / CSE models mentioned above, in terms of identifying ‘at risk’ children. Examples were given where they felt children should have been identified as vulnerable but were not listed. As two different Early Intervention practitioners explain: "The list of young people who are identified doesn't really line up with what we know when we speak about these children on a weekly basis.” “I think we get lots of children where there aren't so much concern for, and sometimes we have children that we are really, really worried about that just don't come up on the Qlik app.” In many instances, we found that practitioners had stopped using these models prior to them being discontinued recently. Such evidence is quite damning in terms of the ability of these models to support practitioner