FOI 145995
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 145995
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 14th January 2022. Please find below the response to your request:
With regards to children reported missing to your police force, please provide the following:
- How many asylum-seeking children were reported as missing for over 72 hours to your police force in each calendar year 2021, 2020, 2019? Please provide information on the total length of time they were missing for before being found.
- How many remain missing/unaccounted for?
- In each calendar year 2021, 2020, 2019, how many unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) have been reported missing from temporary accommodation such as a hotel or B&B OR were last seen at a hotel or B&B?
- In each calendar year 2021, 2020, 2019, how many unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) have been reported missing from local authority care (such as a children’s home or foster care)?
Reply:-
Please note there is no specific search query for ‘Asylum Seekers’ on the system used, the information below was gathered by doing a word search through documents, this is then reliant on these words being used in the report. There is no guarantee on the accuracy of these figures.
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
|
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No of missing children |
6 |
3 |
10 |
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No of children missing >72 hours |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
Number still missing |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
No missing from Council care |
4 |
2 |
3 |
|
Length of time missing (days) |
9 |
3 |
4 |
|
42 |
7 |
5 |
|
|
6 |
6 |
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6 |
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- In each calendar year 2021, 2020, 2019, how many unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) have been reported missing from temporary accommodation such as a hotel or B&B OR were last seen at a hotel or B&B?
No info held