Trafficking of children and their subsequent care

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Dear Enfield 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)

complaintsandinformation, Enfield Council

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Complaints and Access to Information Team
Finance, Resources and Customer Services Department
Enfield Council
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Enfield
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complaintsandinformation, Enfield Council

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Dear Sir/Madam

 

Thank you for your email dated 8 January 2019 where you requested
information about trafficking of children and their subsequent care.

 

I can confirm that the London Borough of Enfield holds this information.

 

Request and Response

 

1.       How many potentially trafficked children you have identified in
the last 12 months?

 

36 Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children have been accommodated by Enfield
in the last 12 months. While many of these have been happy to arrive in
England, we do always consider if trafficking has played a part in their
journeys. In addition we consider this for our young people who may have
been involved in county lines or CSE. Approximate total figure would be 42
in total although we do not collate this centrally.

 

 

2.       How many of these children have been non-UK Nationals?

 

As above, 36.

 

 

3.       Of the children identified what type of care placements have been
sought? (foster care, secure, supported accommodation, children’s home,
living independently)

 

Children under 16 always go into foster placements. Over 16s are placed in
foster carer if they have additional vulnerabilities.

 

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 not collated centrally but it is very rare for UASC to
go missing or have placement breakdowns. Young people involved in county
lines/CSE are more likely to have placement moves but these are always
monitored.

 

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Complaints and Access to Information Coordinator- Gateway Services

Finance, Resources and Customer Services

Enfield Council

Thomas Hardy House

39 London Road

Enfield

EN2 6DS

 

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Dear complaintsandinformation,
Many thanks for your response to our Freedom of Information request, you time is very much appreciated.
Kind regards,
Unseen (UK)