The Home Office-commissioned independent child trafficking advocates (ICTAs) service, which was introduced in three early adopter sites in January 2017, received a total of 215 referrals within the first year.
The level of demand was so high that the Home Office funded the recruitment of two additional ICTAs to support the existing six ICTAs.
The figures are included in an interim report on the scheme published this week.
The report states that from May 2017, children began to exit the service "resulting in a more stable caseload compared to the early months of service". Between May 2017 and January 2018, a total of 87 children exited the service.
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