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Children's champions

Each year, ECPAT UK recognises an individual who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to trafficked children with our Children's Champion award.

Find out more about the achievements of our brilliant Children's Champions over the years.

Independent Child Trafficking Guardian, Sima Modhvadia named Children's Champion 2022

Independent Child Trafficking Guardian, Sima Modhvadia named Children's Champion 2022

Sima Modhvadia, an Independent Child Trafficking Guardian (ICTG) with Barnardo’s National Counter Trafficking Service, has been awarded ECPAT UK’s Children’s Champion Award for 2022. The award is made in recognition of Sima’s outstanding work with young victims and her exceptional nurturing and empowering approach. Read more

Published: 2nd December, 2022

Author: Patricia Durr

ECPAT UK Children's Champion 2022: nominations open

ECPAT UK Children's Champion 2022: nominations open

We're delighted to announce that ECPAT UK's Children's Champion award 2022 is now open for nominations! Each year, ECPAT UK recognises someone who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to trafficked children. The winner will be selected in June by our panel of staff, trustees and young people affected by trafficking. Send in your nominations by 17th June! Read more

Published: 22nd April, 2022

Updated: 1st July, 2022

Author: Pandora Haydon

Solihull lawyer Maria Demosthenous named Children's Champion 2020

Solihull lawyer Maria Demosthenous named Children's Champion 2020

Maria Demosthenous, a senior child care solicitor with Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, has been awarded ECPAT UK’s Children’s Champion Award for 2020. The award is made in recognition of Maria’s outstanding commitment to child victims of trafficking in her local authority over the last 13 years. Read more

Published: 23rd March, 2021

Updated: 27th April, 2022

Author: Sinead Geoghegan

Garden Court Chambers named Children's Champion 2019

Garden Court Chambers named Children's Champion 2019

ECPAT UK has today announced Garden Court Chambers as the recipient of the 2019 Children’s Champion Award. The award is made in recognition of Garden Court's tireless work advocating for the rights of trafficked children and developing the law to protect child victims for over a decade. Read more

Published: 16th October, 2019

Updated: 10th November, 2020

Author: Sinead Geoghegan

Lawyer Silvia Nicolaou Garcia named 2018 Children’s Champion

Lawyer Silvia Nicolaou Garcia named 2018 Children’s Champion

ECPAT UK has today announced solicitor Silvia Nicolaou Garcia as the recipient of the 2018 Children’s Champion award. Read more

Published: 21st December, 2018

Updated: 27th June, 2019

Author: Sinead Geoghegan

Scottish Guardianship Service named ECPAT UK’s 2016 Children’s Champion

Scottish Guardianship Service named ECPAT UK’s 2016 Children’s Champion

ECPAT UK has today announced the Scottish Guardianship Service as the recipient of the 2016 Children’s Champion award. Read more

Published: 19th January, 2017

Updated: 27th June, 2019

Author: Ryan Mahan

Lord McColl of Dulwich is ECPAT UK’s 2015 Children’s Champion

Lord McColl of Dulwich is ECPAT UK’s 2015 Children’s Champion

ECPAT UK has today recognised leading Parliamentary children’s rights advocate Lord McColl with its 2015 Children’s Champion award. Read more

Published: 22nd December, 2015

Updated: 27th June, 2019

Author: Ryan Mahan

ECPAT UK names leading solicitor Children's Champion 2014

ECPAT UK names leading solicitor Children's Champion 2014

Leading refugee children's solicitor Kalvir Kaur has been presented with the 2014 ECPAT UK Children's Champion award. Read more

Published: 31st October, 2014

Updated: 3rd July, 2019

Author: Ryan Mahan

Safeguarding head named ECPAT UK Children’s Champion 2013

Safeguarding head named ECPAT UK Children’s Champion 2013

ECPAT UK has awarded Paul Hewitt, Head of Safeguarding Children in Hillingdon, our Children’s Champion Award for outstanding commitment to children in 2013. Read more

Published: 1st February, 2013

Updated: 11th December, 2019

Author: Ryan Mahan

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    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.

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    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.

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  • 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.

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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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