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 AI-generated
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.
Summary of the government's response below — read the verbatim text to verify.
Paragraph Reference:
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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The Government remains committed to delivering a national ICTG programme. In June and October 2023, the former Safeguarding Minister agreed that we continue work to deliver ICTG national rollout covering all of England and Wales. While the implementation of a national rollout of the ICTG programme is still subject to approval of business cases and funding arrangements, we will continue our work to deliver it as soon as is practically possible. The Government is working to ensure that the most suitable commercial option is selected to support the delivery of a national ICTG service.
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