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92508

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date	10/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what work her Department undertakes in partnership with the Home Department to tackle cases of British children being trafficked for sex and labour across borders; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	209895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education works closely with the Home Office and other Departments on a range of policies and practices to promote children’s safeguarding and protection. This includes cross-Government work to tackle trafficking and modern slavery, where the Department’s main focus is on prevention and support for victims.</p><p> </p><p>Effective safeguarding from all forms of abuse depends upon good multi-agency working and the statutory guidance, ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children (2013)’ [1], sets out the roles and responsibilities of the relevant local services, while ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education (2014)'[2] provides corresponding statutory guidance for schools, colleges and their staff.</p><p>In July 2014 we issued revised guidance, ‘Care of unaccompanied and trafficked children’, which sets out the steps local authorities should take to plan support for children who become looked after as a result of being identified as victims of trafficking.[3]</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold information on the number of British children trafficked outside the UK. The National Crime Agency holds information on the number of children reported to the National Referral System, which includes those trafficked within the UK.[4]</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-together-to-safeguard-children" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-together-to-safeguard-children</a></p><p>[2] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education</a></p><p>[3]<a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/330787/Careofunaccompaniedandtrafficked_children.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/330787/Careofunaccompaniedandtrafficked_children.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>[4]<a href="http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/139-national-referral-mechanism-statistics-2013/file" target="_blank">www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/139-national-referral-mechanism-statistics-2013/file</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 209896 question first answered 17/10/2014 13:35:27 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

92509

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of British children confirmed as having been trafficked for sex and labour outside the UK in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	209896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education works closely with the Home Office and other Departments on a range of policies and practices to promote children’s safeguarding and protection. This includes cross-Government work to tackle trafficking and modern slavery, where the Department’s main focus is on prevention and support for victims.</p><p> </p><p>Effective safeguarding from all forms of abuse depends upon good multi-agency working and the statutory guidance, ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children (2013)’ [1], sets out the roles and responsibilities of the relevant local services, while ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education (2014)'[2] provides corresponding statutory guidance for schools, colleges and their staff.</p><p>In July 2014 we issued revised guidance, ‘Care of unaccompanied and trafficked children’, which sets out the steps local authorities should take to plan support for children who become looked after as a result of being identified as victims of trafficking.[3]</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold information on the number of British children trafficked outside the UK. The National Crime Agency holds information on the number of children reported to the National Referral System, which includes those trafficked within the UK.[4]</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-together-to-safeguard-children" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-together-to-safeguard-children</a></p><p>[2] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education</a></p><p>[3]<a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/330787/Careofunaccompaniedandtrafficked_children.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/330787/Careofunaccompaniedandtrafficked_children.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>[4]<a href="http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/139-national-referral-mechanism-statistics-2013/file" target="_blank">www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/139-national-referral-mechanism-statistics-2013/file</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 209895 question first answered 17/10/2014 13:35:27 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

92654

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many British children were recorded as having been trafficked for sex and labour in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	209897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The National Referral Mechanism was established in 2009 and is managed by the National Crime Agency’s UK Human Trafficking Centre. The Centre uses the mechanism to collect data on potential victims of trafficking, including a breakdown of child referrals by type of exploitation.<br>Published data from this source show a total of 22 referrals of UK national children for sexual exploitation in 2012, and 56 in 2013.<br><br>The published data for sexual exploitation of UK national children prior to 2012 and for labour exploitation for the period requested are not broken down by UK national/non-UK national.<br><br>Statistics are published on the National Crime Agency website: <a href="http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics" target="_blank">http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a><br><br>Archived statistics are published on the National Archives website: <a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130703102353/http:/www.soca.gov.uk/about-soca/about-the-ukhtc/national-referral-mechanism/statistics" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130703102353/http:/www.soca.gov.uk/about-soca/about-the-ukhtc/national-referral-mechanism/statistics</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 16/10/2014 11:10:18 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

91840

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the differences between the child trafficking advocate pilot being operated by Barnardo’s and the scheme operated by the comparator group; and in which local authority areas the two models will operate.
tabling member printed	Baroness Doocey
uin	HL1898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The Child Trafficking Advocacy trial commenced on 8 September across 23 local authority areas. A list of these areas is provided in the table below. In each of the 23 areas, both the Child Trafficking Advocacy service, and the current provision of support for trafficked children will be provided and evaluated so that we can better understand the difference a system of specialist independent advocates makes to the prospects of trafficked children.</p><p>The current provision of support will be provided to the comparator group and will include the implementation of the recently published statutory guidance for local authorities on the care of unaccompanied asylum seeking and trafficked children.</p><p>Local Authority areas involved in the trial:</p><p>Greater Manchester (Manchester City, Stockport, Tameside, Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, Bolton, Wigan, Salford and Trafford); West Midlands (Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton); Croydon; Derbyshire; Kent; Lancashire; Oxfordshire; and West Sussex</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 14/10/2014 13:45:51 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4197 label Biography information for Baroness Doocey

91842

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, as part of the child trafficking advocate pilot scheme, they have agreed with Barnardo’s who will adjudicate in the case of a dispute over the course of action required to ensure the child’s best interests.
tabling member printed	Baroness Doocey
uin	HL1900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>Child Trafficking Advocates are tasked with supporting all agencies to make decisions in the best interests of child victims and ensuring the child’s views are voiced and respected. The Modern Slavery Bill includes a requirement for all public authorities to cooperate with the advocate. As this is not in force we have agreed with all 23 local authorities in the trial that they will cooperate with the advocate. Whilst consultation with the advocate will be expected, final decisions regarding the care and safety of the child will remain the responsibility of the local authority, Home Office, parent or guardian where relevant.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 14/10/2014 13:49:42 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4197 label Biography information for Baroness Doocey