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<p>The latest information on episodes of need where trafficking was identified as
a factor at the end of assessment is included in the department’s ‘Characteristics
of children in need: 2018 to 2019’ statistical publication, available at the following
link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/characteristics-of-children-in-need-2018-to-2019"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/characteristics-of-children-in-need-2018-to-2019</a>.</p><p>Table
C3 of this publication shows that, at a national level, trafficking was identified
as a factor at the end of assessment in 2,490 (0.5%) of the 498,870 episodes with
assessment factor information in the year ending 31 March 2019.</p><p>Information
on looked-after children is collected from local authorities in the annual looked-after
children census, but does not include information on whether the child is specifically
considered to be at risk of being trafficked.</p><p>The latest information on looked-after
children is published in the ‘Children looked after in England including adoption:
2018 to 2019’ statistical release, available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2018-to-2019"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2018-to-2019</a>.</p>
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