Trafficking of children and their subsequent provision

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Dear Sevenoaks District Council,

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

Unseen piloted safe accommodation for potentially trafficked foreign migrant children. The service was developed with local authority, police and governmental partners and was Ofsted registered. Through running this service we became 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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Dear Kate Garbers

 

Freedom of Information Request: 289 - 2019

 

Thank you for your request received by Sevenoaks District Council on 16
April 2019.

 

In relation to your enquiry, please find the Council’s response set out
below.

 

Your enquiry was:

 

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

 

Unseen piloted safe accommodation for potentially trafficked foreign
migrant children. The service was developed with local authority, police
and governmental partners and was Ofsted registered.

 

Through running this service we became 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)?

 

Our response:

 

This area is not the responsibility of Sevenoaks District Council and you
will need to contact Kent County Council, who have the responsibility for
this area. The following links may be of assistance.

 

Website:       [1]www.kent.gov.uk

Email:          [2][email address]

Link:           
[3]https://www.kent.gov.uk/about-the-counci...

 

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