Since 1995, ECPAT UK's targeted and focused campaigns have been successful in improving child protection, including the introduction of new UK legislation and ratification of relevant international conventions.   

2010

ECPAT UK successfully lobbied the UK Government to introduce a UK Anti-Slavery Day (18th October).

ECPAT UK & The Body Shop launch a global petition calling for better protectionfor child vistims of trafficking.

 ECPAT UK is nominated as Charity of the Year by the Centre for Strategy and Communications.

2009

 ECPAT UK and ABTA - The Travel Association - launch 'Every Child, Everywhere' - a free e-learning course on child protection for the travel industry.

ECPAT UK campaigning helped convince the UK Government to ratify the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography.

2008

 ECPAT UK produced e-learning training course 'In Our Hands' for professionals working with child victims of trafficking.

2007

ECPAT UK lobbied the UK Government to sign the Council of Europe Convention on Trafficking; achieved on the bicentenary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade.

2006

ECPAT UK awarded the UNICEF UK 60th anniversary award – presented only once every ten years – for outstanding contribution to children's rights.

2005

Developed training programmes in partnership with the UK travel and tourism industry.

2004

Produced groundbreaking research on child trafficking.

2003

Introduction of stronger legislation on trafficking and child sex tourism.

1997

Introduction of first legislation to convict British nationals who abuse children abroad.

1996

Winner of Best Public Information Campaign by an NGO presented by One World Broadcasting Trust.