Source · Select Committees · Home Affairs Committee
Recommendation 93
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Paragraph: 277
Insufficient rollout of Independent Child Trafficking Guardians creates postcode lottery for child support.
Conclusion
The Government has been too slow to roll out Independent Child Trafficking Guardians (ICTG). We welcome Sarah Dine MP’s commitment to deliver national rollout of the service to cover all of England and Wales from April 2025, but it is unacceptable that after eight years in operation, only two-thirds of local authorities in England and Wales have ICTGs. Children in non-Independent Child Trafficking Guardians areas are not able to access the same support, which creates a postcode lottery.
Paragraph Reference:
277
Government Response
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