Trafficking of children and their subsequent care

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Dear East Dorset District Council,

Please find below an FOI request relating to the trafficking of children and their subsequent care.

Unseen is providing safe accommodation for potentially trafficked foreign migrant children. The service has been developed with local authority, police and governmental partners and is Ofsted registered. Through running this service we have become aware of some systemic barriers that fundamentally prevent children from accessing the care and protection they need.

We would like to know, for each local authority in the UK:

1. How many potentially trafficked children you have identified in the last 12 months?
2. How many of these children have been non-UK Nationals?
3. Of the children identified what type of care placements have been sought? (foster care, secure, supported accommodation, children’s home, living independently)
4. How many children in this cohort have subsequently a) remained in their original placement b) moved to a different placement c) gone missing short-term (72 hours or less) or d) gone missing long-term (over 72 hours)?

This information is being requested from each Local Authority area in the UK.
Yours faithfully,
Unseen (UK)

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Freedom Of Information,

Dear Kate

Thank you for information request.

Neither Christchurch or East Dorset District Council provide this service, as this is a function carried out by Dorset County Council in the area and who are likely to hold this information.

To contact the County Council please email [email address] or by writing to -

Freedom of Information
Dorset County Council
Colliton Park
Dorchester
DT1 1XJ

Kind Regards

Freedom of Information Officer
Christchurch and East Dorset Councils
Email: [email address]
Web: www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk

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