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Closed tender
Published 23 Dec 2021

Missing From Home Return Interview Service

Cumbria County Council · North West

Key facts

Estimated value
£49,000
Closing date
19 Jan 2022
Contract starts
31 Mar 2022
Contract ends
31 Mar 2023
Procedure
Open procedure
Buyer type
Local government

Description

Cumbria County Council has a statutory responsibility to ensure that all children aged up to 18 years who run away or go missing from home or care are offered a return interview when they are found / return home. The interviews should be carried out within 72 hours of their return. Independent return interviews provide an opportunity to uncover information that can help protect children from the risk of going missing again, from risks they may have been exposed to while missing or from risk factors in their home. A disproportionate number of children who go missing are looked after compared with the children's population. Children looked after who go missing are particularly vulnerable and can be at increased risk of exploitation. Unaccompanied asylum seekers or other migrant children may have been trafficked into the UK. They may remain under the influence of their traffickers and are therefore at high risk of going missing. Cumbria County Council internally provides a return interview service for children who are not included within the remit of this contract.

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