In 2004, ECPAT UK produced groundbreaking research on the trafficking of children into the UK. An on-going programme of research, training and advocacy informs our campaigning efforts. ECPAT UK has been instrumental in raising awareness in government of the plight of children trafficked into the UK for both sexual exploitation and for exploitative labour. There are still many gaps in policy and practice that need urgent attention.
ECPAT UK believes that children’s voices need to be heard and we encourage youth involvement in all aspects of our work including campaigns and lobbying decision makers. For many years ECPAT UK has worked with partner organisations in the UK to enable young people to campaign against commercial sexual exploitation and to increase service provision and support child victims of trafficking. ECPAT UK is committed to child and youth participation and to building links with youth networks.
ECPAT UK campaigns have been responsible for new legislation that can prosecute British nationals for crimes committed abroad. Sadly, with cheaper travel and new technologies British offenders continue to target the world’s most vulnerable children. Their abusive acts are often captured on digital technology and transmitted around the world. ECPAT UK works with police and the travel and tourism industry but much more work needs to be done to safeguard children no matter where they live.
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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!
