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Recommendation 88
88
Deferred
Commission independent review of Recovery Needs Assessment process for children and young adults.
Recommendation
We recommend that the Home Office immediately commissions an independent review of the Recovery Needs Assessment process to determine whether it works effectively for children and young adults transitioning into adult support services. (Paragraph 251) Trafficking of children
Government Response Summary
The government did not commit to commissioning an independent review of the Recovery Needs Assessment process for children. Instead, it stated that children referred to the NRM are supported by local authorities, which are the primary service providers for child safeguarding.
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
88. Children referred into the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) are supported by children’s services within local authorities. Local authorities are the primary service provider for safeguarding and responding to the needs of a child victim of modern slavery, regardless of their nationality or immigration status. Whatever form it takes, modern slavery and child trafficking is child abuse and relevant child protection procedures, as set out in Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023, must be followed if modern slavery or trafficking is suspected.