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Care for child victims of trafficking set to be reviewed
ECPAT UK welcomes the Government’s decision to ask the Children’s Commissioner for England to conduct a review of how child victims of trafficking are looked after when they are rescued in the UK.
Director of ECPAT UK, Christine Beddoe, said: “The call for a system of guardianship for child victims of trafficking has been an integral part of ECPAT UK’s campaigning for more than four years.
“ECPAT UK looks forward to working with the Children’s Commissioner to ensure that there is an independent, thorough review of the care and support provided to child victims of trafficking, one that the Government ensures is adequately resourced. Our goal remains to ensure that child victims of trafficking are provided with all the support that they need and deserve to recover from the trauma of their experiences, and to help rebuild their lives.
“It is pleasing to see that the Government has requested that the Department for Education calls for the review as opposed to the Home Office. For too long child trafficking has been seen as an immigration issue, rather than one of child protection. We hope that this development represents a willingness by the Government to put children’s rights at the heart of its work to support child victims of trafficking."
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Blog: Contemporary opera on sex trafficking will help to raise awareness
By Chloe Setter, ECPAT UK Information Officer
Live near Manchester or Liverpool? If you do, you should certainly consider buying tickets to see Anya17 – an opera about sex trafficking into the UK.
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ECPAT UK welcomes the Government’s decision to ask the Children’s Commissioner for England to conduct a review of how child victims of trafficking are looked after when they are rescued in the UK.
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ECPATUK: 'Men plied girls with drink and drugs for sex' via @BBC http://t.co/cXDAUMnz #childsexualexploitation #childtrafficking #ecpatuk
ECPATUK: 'Thief turns himself in after finding child abuse images on stolen phone' http://t.co/d0K07Blo #childabuseimages
ECPATUK: 'Thief turns himself in after finding child abuse images on stolen phone' http://t.co/d0K07Blo #childabuseimages
ECPATUK: 'Men plied girls with drink and drugs for sex' via @BBC http://t.co/cXDAUMnz #childsexualexploitation #childtrafficking #ecpatuk
ECPATUK: Court hears how sex gang targeted girls (Rochdale) via @asianimage http://t.co/557HWbY3 #trafficking #sexualexploitation #ecpatuk
ECPATUK: ECPAT UK blog on @Anya17: 'Contemporary opera on sex trafficking will help to raise awareness' http://t.co/e5wue6mu #trafficking #anya17
ECPATUK: @chiparla Thanks for the link!