Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of lost Child Trust Fund accounts in each (a) nation and (b) region of the UK.

HMRC does not have records of, nor have they made any estimations of, CTF accounts where the main contact of the CTF has lost their details, or where the main contact is not aware of the details of their CTF.

Although the primary relationship is between the account provider and the child’s parent, if a parent doesn’t know which provider is managing their child’s account, they can use the following online form to trace the account:

https://www.gov.uk/child-trust-funds