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Update: The Big Give campaign is now over - thank you for helping us exceed our £4,000 target! We'll be in touch again with opportunities to double your gift this Chrismas.

ECPAT UK is taking part in Big Give Week, meaning that for this week only, your donation will be DOUBLED for free!

We’ve secured £1,000 in pledges from our generous donors and £1,000 from the Childhood Trust. These funds will be used to match all donations received during Big Give Week, 8^th – 15^th June 2021.

How it works

When you give during Big Give Week, your gift will be matched by our generous funders
This means that if you donate £10, we will receive £20
We need to raise £2,000 to secure ALL of our pledges and raise £4,000
Donate between 8^th – 15^th June by clicking on the button below and your gift will make double the impact!

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Join us for our free events we're hosting during Big Give Week

What does the government’s new immigration plan mean for child victims of trafficking?
The government recently released its New Plan for Immigration, containing a range of proposals which negatively impact all child victims of trafficking in the UK as well as children subject to immigration control. Join ECPAT UK at 12pm on 10^th June to hear an expert panel discussion about what the plan means for child victims of trafficking in the UK. The event will be chaired by Liz Barratt, Joint Head of Immigration at Bindmans, with expert speakers from Article39, Helen Bamber Foundation, Hope for Justice, JustRight Scotland and more to be announced. Book your place

ECPAT UK in conversation with Dave*, survivor and campaigner with our youth advisory group
Listening to young people’s experiences of trafficking is critical to understanding what we can do to better support them. At 5.30pm on 14^th June, we're hosting an online event in which Dave*, an ECPAT UK youth group member, will speak about his experiences in the UK as a survivor of child trafficking and how support can be improved for other young people. This is an opportunity to hear first hand the challenges facing trafficked young people in the UK and how we can all help create change. Book your place

ECPAT UK’s #HopefulFutures online exhibition

As part of our stable futures for trafficked children campaign, we launched a competition calling for original photos that capture your vision of a stable, hopeful future. As the Covid-19 picture improves and restrictions ease, we don’t have to return to how things were. We can use our shared experiences of the past year to advocate for change so that all young people have the freedom to live the life they’ve dreamed about. Join our online exhibition at 5pm on 9^th June to see the entries and find out if you’ve won! Book your place

Latest

Joint statement on the treatment of unaccompanied children in response to Chief Inspectorate reports

ECPAT UK has joined 19 other organisations in continuing the call for an independent inquiry into the treatment of unaccompanied children following the publication of outstanding reports including the reinspection of Home Office hotels, by His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration
VIDEO EVENT - Prevention and identification of children and young adults experiencing, or at risk of, modern slavery in the UK.

Launch event of our latest report, ‘Prevention and identification of children and young adults experiencing, or at risk of, modern slavery in the UK', with ECPAT UK and Rights Lab on 26 February 2024.
ECPAT UK Expresses Deep Concern Over Dismissal of Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration  Amidst Unpublished Report on Unaccompanied Children in Home Office Hotels

Raising serious concerns about the UK government's accountability and commitment to child protection, the Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, David Neal, has been dismissed by the Home Office.
Prevention and identification of children and young adults experiencing, or at risk of, modern slavery in the UK.

New research report reveals the alarming reality of child modern slavery in the UK and calls for urgent action to protect children and young people.

Child trafficking statistics

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

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

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

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

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

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

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).