Children: Trafficking

Baroness Uddin Excerpts

Tuesday 27th July 2010 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Neville-Jones]

I had not heard that the national referral mechanism was not treating children as it should. I shall certainly look into that. But I think it fair to say that observations made by that organisation are among the reasons why the Government have agreed to look at the functioning of the national referral mechanism.

[Baroness Uddin]

My Lords, does the Minister accept that housing trafficked children in care accommodation could place those vulnerable children at risk of further exploitation, particularly of sexual abuse? Will she ensure that work with CEOP and other organisations looks at that in particular and bears it in mind?

[Baroness Neville-Jones]

I entirely take the noble Baroness’s point and will certainly bear it in mind.