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ECPAT UK

ECPAT UK. End child prostitution, child pornography and the trafficking of children Started in UK 1993 – 14 years Part of global network in 72 counties A coalition in the UK. What do we do ?. Campaigning organisation Research Training/awareness raising

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ECPAT UK

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  1. ECPAT UK • End child prostitution, child pornography and the trafficking of children • Started in UK 1993 – 14 years • Part of global network in 72 counties • A coalition in the UK ECPAT UK

  2. What do we do ? • Campaigning organisation • Research • Training/awareness raising • Case advocacy and give support through global expertise ECPAT UK

  3. ECPAT UK research • Jan 2007. ‘Missing Out’ • N/E – N/W and the West Mids • Identified 80 children known or suspected of being trafficked • 48 children (60%) missing • Documentation – very poor • Knowledge of professionals – patchy ECPAT UK

  4. CEOP scoping study • 330 trafficked children identified • 183 Missing (56%) • China (72), Nigeria (38) and Vietnam (22) • 91% between 14 -17 years • 44 source countries identified. ECPAT UK

  5. Who does What? • Govt lead is Home Office Minister • Inter-Departmental Ministerial Group on Trafficking • Joint Ministerial – NGO group • Home Office – Stakeholder group • All Party Parliamentary Group on Trafficking (MPs) ECPAT UK

  6. Who does What cont… • UK Human Trafficking Centre, Sheffield • Child Exploitation and On-Line Protection Centre, CEOP – scoping study • Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) group on Child Trafficking • Individual police forces – Operational lead • Local Authority – Safeguarding child victims ECPAT UK

  7. UK POLICY CONTEXT UK National Action Plan on Trafficking LCPC Procedures - trafficking DfES/Home Office Supplementary Guidance (Working Together to Safeguard Children) ECPAT UK

  8. Council of Europe Convention • Guarantees Minimum Protection Standards • Signed by UK on 23 March 2007 • Needs to be Ratified and adopted into national laws. ECPAT UK

  9. Chapter III, Article 10 s3CoE Convention • When the age of the victim is uncertain and there are reasons to believe that the victim is a child, he or she shall be presumed to be a child and shall be accorded special protection measures pending verification of his or her age. ECPAT UK

  10. Special protection - future • Residency permits • Reflection period…minimum 3 months • Guardians ECPAT UK

  11. Child Protection - now • Child trafficking is a child protection issue • Must use existing CP protocols and procedures – ‘working together’ • Children suspected of being trafficked • Section 47 • Strategy meeting within 48 hours • Always use s20 – safety is paramount ECPAT UK

  12. Children groomed to lie to authorities No/false documents Children go missing Long time to disclose Asylum support Sensitive/trained interviewers Age Assessment/ disputes Accomm/support Victim’s rights Specialist legal advice Areas of Concern ECPAT UK

  13. Finally…… • Break down the culture of disbelief • Get expert advice • Record and report concerns • Share with different teams/agencies • Always apply child protection standards • Be proactive, question and probe ECPAT UK

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