Source · Select Committees · Home Affairs Committee
Recommendation 93
93
Deferred
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.
Government Response Summary
The government's response discussed ensuring victims' access to legal aid and engagement with the Criminal Justice System, deflecting from the recommendation about the slow national rollout of Independent Child Trafficking Guardians.
Paragraph Reference:
277
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
94. The Government is committed to ensuring victims are enabled and empowered to engage with the Criminal Justice System. All potential victims of modern slavery with a positive Reasonable or Conclusive Grounds decision have access to legal aid, including criminal and civil legal aid, legal aid for immigration advice, advice on an asylum claim, employment law advice and for a civil claim of damages.