Published date: 22 November 2019
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Contract summary
Industry
Health and social work services - 85000000
Location of contract
North West
Value of contract
£49,000
Procurement reference
CUM001-DN449352-79800249
Published date
22 November 2019
Closing date
6 December 2019
Contract start date
1 January 2020
Contract end date
31 December 2020
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Not specified
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
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 as a whole. 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 provides a return interview service for children who are not allocated to a social worker.
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
Missing From Home Return Interview Service
- Opportunity
- Published 22 November 2019
About the buyer
Contact name
Lisa Measures
Address
Cumbria House
107 - 117 Botchergate
Carlisle
CA1 1RZ
England
Telephone
+44 1228226456
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