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  • Refugee and Migrant Children's Consortium Briefing: the use Home Office hotels for unaccompanied children seeking asylum

    Refugee and Migrant Children's Consortium Briefing: the use Home Office hotels for unaccompanied children seeking asylum

    The Refugee and Migrant Children’s Consortium, a coalition of over 60 organisations (including ECPAT UK), is appalled by the continued use of hotels by the Home Office to accommodate unaccompanied children arriving in the UK and has continued to demand that it is stopped and that children are looked after by local authorities as all children should and according to the law. This briefing explains why. Read more

  • Nationality & Borders Bill House of Lords Report Stage Briefing Part 5: protecting child victims of trafficking

    Nationality & Borders Bill House of Lords Report Stage Briefing Part 5: protecting child victims of trafficking

    Part 5 of the Nationality and Borders Bill will affect all child victims of trafficking, and will be detrimental to unaccompanied children at significant risk of exploitation. This briefing supports a number of changes to the Bill, including an amendment which would exempt victims of modern slavery, exploitation or trafficking from many of the provisions in Part 5 if they were under 18 when they became a victim, and would ensure the best interests of children in all decisions about them. Read more

  • Nationality and Borders Bill: immigration outcomes for child victims of trafficking

    Nationality and Borders Bill: immigration outcomes for child victims of trafficking

    The Nationality and Borders Bill includes damaging proposals which will impact all child victims of trafficking, including those subject to immigration control. This briefing focuses on concerns about immigration decision-making for child victims of trafficking and modern slavery in the context of the proposals to legislate, for the first time, the specific entitlement to immigration leave for confirmed victims of modern slavery – perhaps the only measure that has a place in this Bill. Read more

  • Refugee and Migrant Children's Consortium Briefing: the use Home Office hotels for unaccompanied children seeking asylum
  • Nationality & Borders Bill House of Lords Report Stage Briefing Part 5: protecting child victims of trafficking
  • Nationality and Borders Bill: immigration outcomes for child victims of trafficking
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Refugee and Migrant Children's Consortium Briefing: the use Home Office hotels for unaccompanied children seeking asylum

Refugee and Migrant Children's Consortium Briefing: the use Home Office hotels for unaccompanied children seeking asylum

The Refugee and Migrant Children’s Consortium, a coalition of over 60 organisations (including ECPAT UK), is appalled by the continued use of hotels by the Home Office to accommodate unaccompanied children arriving in the UK and has continued to demand that it is stopped and that children are looked after by local authorities as all children should and according to the law. This briefing explains why. Read more

Published: 1st February, 2023

Updated: 3rd February, 2023

Author: Patricia Durr

Joint Briefing: draft Slavery and Human Trafficking (Definition of Victim) Regulations

Joint Briefing: draft Slavery and Human Trafficking (Definition of Victim) Regulations

The government’s new draft Slavery and Human Trafficking (Definition of Victim) Regulations narrow the definition of a victim of trafficking and modern slavery, reducing the chances that victims will be identified. They were introduced without consulting anti-trafficking organisations and they could have far-reaching and damaging consequences for victims of trafficking and modern slavery. This new joint briefing presents our concerns about the regulations and recommendations to improve them. Read more

Published: 30th June, 2022

Author: Pandora Haydon

RMCC briefing on government plans to send people seeking asylum to Rwanda

RMCC briefing on government plans to send people seeking asylum to Rwanda

The Refugee and Migrant Children’s Consortium, a coalition of over 60 organisations (including ECPAT UK), has produced this briefing outlining how the government's plan to remove people seeking asylum in the UK to Rwanda could impact children, and how to protect age-disputed young people from relocation under the scheme. Read more

Published: 10th June, 2022

Author: Pandora Haydon

Nationality and Borders Bill Part 5, child victims: Consideration of Commons Reasons and Amendment

Nationality and Borders Bill Part 5, child victims: Consideration of Commons Reasons and Amendment

Part 5 of the Bill seeks to reform modern slavery legislation, and will impact severely on children who are at risk and vulnerable to exploitation. This joint briefing provides detail on the contents of and need for Lords Amendment 27, which seeks to exempt child victims from the most damaging provisions in this part of the Bill and to ensure that all decisions are made in their best interests. Read more

Published: 30th March, 2022

Updated: 13th April, 2022

Author: Pandora Haydon

Nationality and Borders Bill: Part 5, child victims - Consideration of Lords Amendments

Nationality and Borders Bill: Part 5, child victims - Consideration of Lords Amendments

Part 5 of the Nationality and Borders Bill seeks to reform modern slavery legislation, and will impact severely on children who are at risk and vulnerable to exploitation. This briefing looks at Amendment 27, which seeks to exempt child victims from the most damaging provisions in this part of the Bill and to ensure that all decisions are made in their best interests. Read more

Published: 17th March, 2022

Updated: 30th March, 2022

Author: Pandora Haydon

Nationality & Borders Bill House of Lords Report Stage Briefing Part 5: protecting child victims of trafficking

Nationality & Borders Bill House of Lords Report Stage Briefing Part 5: protecting child victims of trafficking

Part 5 of the Nationality and Borders Bill will affect all child victims of trafficking, and will be detrimental to unaccompanied children at significant risk of exploitation. This briefing supports a number of changes to the Bill, including an amendment which would exempt victims of modern slavery, exploitation or trafficking from many of the provisions in Part 5 if they were under 18 when they became a victim, and would ensure the best interests of children in all decisions about them. Read more

Published: 4th March, 2022

Updated: 17th March, 2022

Author: Pandora Haydon

Nationality and Borders Bill: immigration outcomes for child victims of trafficking

Nationality and Borders Bill: immigration outcomes for child victims of trafficking

The Nationality and Borders Bill includes damaging proposals which will impact all child victims of trafficking, including those subject to immigration control. This briefing focuses on concerns about immigration decision-making for child victims of trafficking and modern slavery in the context of the proposals to legislate, for the first time, the specific entitlement to immigration leave for confirmed victims of modern slavery – perhaps the only measure that has a place in this Bill. Read more

Published: 17th February, 2022

Updated: 4th March, 2022

Author: Pandora Haydon

Nationality and Borders Bill: House of Lords Committee Stage Briefing

Nationality and Borders Bill: House of Lords Committee Stage Briefing

The Nationality and Borders Bill began its Committee Stage Reading in the House of Lords on 27th January 2022. This briefing addresses Part 5 of the Bill, which contains no protections or differential provisions for child victims, setting out our concerns about the ways in which Part 5 will impact children and young people, and supporting amendments for mitigating its worst effects. Read more

Published: 8th February, 2022

Updated: 17th February, 2022

Author: Pandora Haydon

Nationality and Borders Bill: House of Lords Second Reading Briefing

Nationality and Borders Bill: House of Lords Second Reading Briefing

The Nationality and Borders Bill has its Second Reading in the House of Lords on 5th January 2022. The Bill includes far reaching reforms to modern slavery legislation; extensively changing the system for identifying, protecting and supporting victims of trafficking. This briefing sets out our concerns about the impact on children and young people and the lack of consideration of their needs and rights. Read more

Published: 5th January, 2022

Updated: 17th February, 2022

Author: Patricia Durr

Nationality and Borders Bill: Commons Report Stage Briefing

Nationality and Borders Bill: Commons Report Stage Briefing

The government's Nationality and Borders Bill includes measures that will impact all child victims of trafficking in the UK as well as all children and young people subject to immigration control. The Bill reaches Report Stage in the House of Commons on 7th and 8th December 2021.  MPs will consider the Bill as amended in Committee and a range of further amendments. The Bill includes far reaching reforms to modern slavery legislation the system with no protection for child victims. Read more

Published: 4th December, 2021

Updated: 17th February, 2022

Author: Patricia Durr

Nationality and Borders Bill: Second Reading Briefing

Nationality and Borders Bill: Second Reading Briefing

The government's Nationality and Borders Bill includes measures that will impact all child victims of trafficking in the UK as well as all children and young people subject to immigration control. The bill reforms modern slavery legislation; extensively changing the system for identifying, protecting and supporting victims of trafficking. In this briefing, we analyse measures in the bill and set out our concerns about how they will affect all at risk children and child victims of trafficking. Read more

Published: 16th July, 2021

Updated: 10th December, 2021

Author: Sinead Geoghegan

New Plan for Immigration: Immigration outcomes for child victims of trafficking

New Plan for Immigration: Immigration outcomes for child victims of trafficking

The government's New Plan for lmmigration includes proposals for reforms that will impact all child victims of trafficking in the UK and all children subject to immigration control. The proposals include reform of modern slavery legislation alongside wider asylum proposals. In this briefing, we set out our concerns about a range of measures in the Bill. Read more

Published: 25th May, 2021

Updated: 10th December, 2021

Author: Sinead Geoghegan

Cross-border safeguarding arrangements in the event of a no deal Brexit

Cross-border safeguarding arrangements in the event of a no deal Brexit

In this joint parliamentary briefing with charities from across the children's sector, we highlight how leaving the European Union without a deal could affect the UK's ability to safeguard children Read more

Published: 31st October, 2019

Updated: 21st May, 2021

Author: Sinead Geoghegan

How better cross-border cooperation will prevent trafficking of children in migration

How better cross-border cooperation will prevent trafficking of children in migration

The protection of children in migration is dependent on effective multi-agency and cross-border approaches where the best interests of the child are always the primary consideration in all actions taken. Download our briefing on how better cross-border cooperation will prevent trafficking of children in migration. Read more

Published: 22nd October, 2019

Updated: 21st May, 2021

Author: Sinead Geoghegan

Making Brexit work for children

Making Brexit work for children

Download the discussion paper produced jointly by ECPAT UK and organisations across the children's sector, exploring the specific implications of Brexit on children and young people. Read more

Published: 14th November, 2017

Updated: 20th May, 2021

Author: Sinead Geoghegan

ATMG briefing on Brexit and modern slavery in the UK

ATMG briefing on Brexit and modern slavery in the UK

Read the Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group's briefing paper on Brexit and the UK's fight against modern slavery Read more

Published: 1st July, 2017

Updated: 20th May, 2021

Author: Sinead Geoghegan

Global Forum of Survivors of Childhood Sexual Exploitation: Information Paper 1

Global Forum of Survivors of Childhood Sexual Exploitation: Information Paper 1

In partnership with the Council of Europe, ECPAT International's Global Forum for adult survivors of childhood sexual exploitation is an opportunity for survivors from around the world to shape political and other important agenda by making recommendations to governments and other decision-makers. Read more

Published: 1st August, 2016

Updated: 20th May, 2021

Author: Sinead Geoghegan

Refugee crisis in Europe and the rights of children

Refugee crisis in Europe and the rights of children

ECPAT UK and its global partners issue a statement on child protection in the context of the current refugee crisis in Europe. Read more

Published: 20th October, 2015

Updated: 21st November, 2017

Author: Sinead Geoghegan

Developments in the UK's response to child trafficking and child sexual exploitation

Developments in the UK's response to child trafficking and child sexual exploitation

This expert paper presents a brief overview of the scale of child sexual exploitation and child trafficking in the UK, a description of existing and new national responses to child protection, and an analysis of the international ramifications of domestic measures to prevent the sexual exploitation of children abroad by British nationals. Read more

Published: 24th April, 2015

Updated: 20th May, 2021

Author: Sinead Geoghegan

Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse

Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse

As part of its campaign against sexual exploitation and abuse of children in travel and tourism by British travelling sex offenders, ECPAT UK is calling on the UK Government to ratify and implement the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (Lanzarote Convention). Read more

Published: 1st January, 2015

Updated: 20th May, 2021

Author: Sinead Geoghegan

Trafficked children and missing

Trafficked children and missing

ECPAT UK and Missing People's information sheet highlights the increased risk of child victims of trafficking to go missing from care, where they are highly likely to return to exploitation. Read more

Published: 1st October, 2014

Updated: 20th May, 2021

Author: Sinead Geoghegan

Online child exploitation

Online child exploitation

A transnational collaborative investigation by UK, US and Australian authorities has revealed the extent of the involvement of UK nationals, among others, in the sexual abuse of young children in the Philippines via web link. This briefing covers the issue of online child exploitation including transnational abuse by British citizens. Read more

Published: 1st February, 2014

Updated: 20th May, 2021

Author: Sinead Geoghegan

Guardianship for child victims of trafficking

Guardianship for child victims of trafficking

As part of its Stop Sex Trafficking of Children and Young People campaign in collaboration with The Body Shop UK to protect child victims of trafficking, ECPAT UK is calling for a system of guardianship for child victims of trafficking. Read more

Published: 1st February, 2013

Updated: 20th May, 2021

Author: Sinead Geoghegan

ATMG Briefing - An Independent Anti-Trafficking Commissioner

ATMG Briefing - An Independent Anti-Trafficking Commissioner

As part of its Three Small Steps campaign to protect child victims of trafficking, ECPAT UK is calling for the appointment of an independent Anti-Trafficking Commissioner, the equivalent of a National Rapporteur on Human Trafficking. Read more

Published: 1st January, 2013

Updated: 20th May, 2021

Author: Sinead Geoghegan

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  • Judge rules that the Home Secretary acted irrationally in the case brought by Kent County Council on the operation of the National Transfer Scheme

    Judge rules that the Home Secretary acted irrationally in the case brought by Kent County Council on the operation of the National Transfer Scheme

    High Court rules that the Home Secretary acted irrationally in its operation of the National Transfer Scheme in a further judgement about the accommodation of unaccompanied children in Home Office hotels.

  • ECPAT UK BIG GIVE CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE 2023

    ECPAT UK BIG GIVE CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE 2023

    We are delighted to be taking part once again in the Big Give Christmas Challenge Week matched funding campaign. From 28th November to 5th December 2023 all donations are DOUBLED in support of our direct work with child victims of trafficking

  • Care For Every Child

    Care For Every Child

    Learn about our new #CareForEveryChild project offering support to children who have spent time in UK Home Office hotels outside of the care that they were entitled to and at risk.

  • King’s Speech announces new laws to tackle online child exploitation whilst reconfirming the UK government’s desire to remove the rights of child victims

    King’s Speech announces new laws to tackle online child exploitation whilst reconfirming the UK government’s desire to remove the rights of child victims

    The King’s Speech, which was held on 7th November 2023, announces new laws to tackle online child exploitation whilst reconfirming the UK government’s desire to remove the rights of child victims.

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  • Child trafficking statistics

    Child trafficking statistics

    The latest data on the number of victims of trafficking in the UK and worldwide.

  • National Referral Mechanism

    National Referral Mechanism

    The National Referral Mechanism is a process set up by the Government to identify and support victims of trafficking in the UK. It was born out of the Government's obligation to identify victims under the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Human Trafficking, which came into force on 1 February 2008.

  • What is child trafficking?

  • The Secret Gardeners: New film on child trafficking from Vietnam

    The Secret Gardeners: New film on child trafficking from Vietnam

    The Secret Gardeners aims to inform professionals about the plight of children who are forced by organised crime gangs to grow drugs in houses across the UK but who often face criminalisation and prison.

  • Volunteer

    Volunteer

    ECPAT UK relies on committed volunteers to support the work that we do. Without their help, we would not be able to campaign as effectively against child exploitation.

  • Our team

    Our team

    ECPAT UK's team has more than 30 years' experience working on issues of child trafficking, child protection, child sexual exploitation, unaccompanied children, modern slavery and more.

  • United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

    United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

    The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is an international human rights treaty that grants all children and young people (aged 17 and under) a comprehensive set of rights. The UK signed the Convention on 19 April 1990, ratified it on 16 December 1991 and it came into force on 15 January 1992.

  • About us

    About us

    ECPAT UK is a leading children's rights organisation working to protect children from child trafficking and transnational child exploitation. We support children everywhere to uphold their rights and to live a life free from abuse and exploitation.

  • Urgent action needed: Independent guardianship for all trafficked, unaccompanied and separated children

    Urgent action needed: Independent guardianship for all trafficked, unaccompanied and separated children

    Last October, an incredible 120,535 supporters called for specialist support for all trafficked children. However, the fight is not finished. Make sure your voice is heard by contacting the Home Secretary asking him to provide guardianship for all trafficked, separated and unaccompanied children

  • Demand specialist support for trafficked children

    Demand specialist support for trafficked children

    In 2018 we worked with Care2 to call on the Home Secretary, Sajid Javid MP, to overhaul the current system of identification and support for victims of trafficking – the National Referral Mechanism (NRM).

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If you have an immediate concern about a child's welfare, please contact your local council's social care department, who are available 24 hours a day. You can find their contact details on the Directgov website or in the phone book.

You can also contact the Modern Slavery Helpline on 0800 0121 700 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

If your concern is urgent, please call the police in your area or 999.

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