asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they are using the National Register of Unaccompanied Children to track referrals of children where trafficking is suspected. [HL2934]

The National Register of Unaccompanied Children (NRUC) is not currently being used to track referrals of suspected cases of child trafficking. It is available to local authorities as a source of data on the proportion of unaccompanied asylum seeking children who have been trafficked. Consideration is being given to ways of improving the functionality of the system, in parallel with efforts to ensure that all local authorities make best use of the information it contains.

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they have agreed arrangements for safely accommodating trafficked children, as provided for in the United Kingdom Action Plan on Tackling Human Trafficking and the Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children's Reform Programme. [HL2935]

The Government’s proposed specialist model for accommodating unaccompanied asylum seeking children is currently being negotiated with local authorities. The specification for authorities that wish to be part of the new arrangements includes provision for the safeguarding and accommodation of children suspected to be victims of trafficking.