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Exploitation: Children

Commons · Question 101791 · Tabled 2 Jan 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 12 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Ben Lake

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she made of the potential merits of including provisions for a statutory Independent Child Exploitation Advocate, modelled on section 48 of the Modern Slavery Act, in the Crime and Pol

Answer

Answered by Jess Phillips, 12 Jan 2026

The government is not currently exploring separate exploitation advocates as the Independent Child Trafficking Guardianship (ICTG) service exists as an independent source of advice, advocacy and support for potential child victims of modern slavery, explo...