FOI request (FOIR-718109483)

Missing UASC children

Requested Wed 28 May 2025
Responded Thu 29 May 2025

Please release the following information relating to looked after children in the care of your authority for the periods:

- 1st January 2022 to 31st December 2022

- 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2023

- 1st January 2024 to 31st December 2024

- 1st January 2025 to 31st May 2025 (or to 27th May 2025 if you have to count it to the date I sent this FOI request).

1. Please tell me the total number of looked after children in the care of your authority during each of these time periods.

a. Please tell me the total number of looked after children in the care of your authority who have gone missing or absent during each of these time periods.

b. Please tell how many of them in total are still missing?

2. Please tell me the total number of looked after children in the care of your authority that have identified as an unaccompanied asylum-seeking child (UASC) or a separated child in each of the above specified time periods.

3. Please tell me the total number of looked after children in the care of your authority identified as an UASC or separated child and that have gone missing or absent in each of the above listed years.

a. If possible, please tell me the age and nationality of each of these children.

4. Please tell me the total number of individual incidents (which could involve the same kid on more than one occasion) of looked after children in the care of your authority identified as an UASC or separated child and that have gone missing or absent in each of the above listed years.

5. Please tell me the total number of looked after children in the care of your authority that are still missing or absent (including those who subsequently turned 18 without being found) that were identified or suspected as an UASC or separated child.

a. If possible, please tell me the age and nationality of each of these children.

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Response

Information not held.

This area is dealt with by East Sussex County Council Children's Services, please visit their website for further information:

https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk