Guidance (England)

View key statutory guidance and strategy on safeguarding unaccompanied asylum seeking and refugee children and child victims of modern slavery.

National Transfer Scheme Protocol for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (March 2018)

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Safeguarding strategy for unaccompanied asylum seeking and refugee children (November 2017)

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Statutory guidance for the care of unaccompanied migrant children and child victims of modern slavery (November 2017)

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Statutory guidance for the care of unaccompanied migrant children and child victims of modern slavery (March 2017)

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Safeguarding children who may have been trafficked: Practice guidance (2011)

Download the government's guidance for safeguarding children who may have been trafficked

Family and Friends Care: Statutory Guidance for Local Authorities (2011)

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National Referral Mechanism: Guidance for child first responders (2016)

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National Referral Mechanism: Child referral form

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Working Together to Safeguard Children (2018)

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London Safeguarding Trafficked Children Toolkit (2011)

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London Safeguarding Trafficked Children Guidance (2011)

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Unaccompanied asylum seeking children: interim national transfer scheme (2016)

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Guidance on processing children's asylum claims (2017)

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London Child Protection Procedures and Practice Guidance (2017)

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CPS policy for prosecuting cases of human trafficking (2011)

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Statutory guidance on children who run away or go missing from home or care (2014)

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Children missing education: Statutory guidance for local authorities (2016)

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Statutory guidance on roles and responsibilities when a child goes missing from home or care (2014)

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ADCS Age Assessment Guidance (2015)

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Child Sexual Exploitation: Definition and guide for practitioners (2017)

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Notifications of private fostering arrangements in England (2015)

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Victims of Modern Slavery: Guidance for frontline staff (2016)

Download the guidance to help frontline staff identify and help potential victims of modern slavery

Victims of Modern Slavery: Competent Authority Guidance (2016)

Download the guidance for staff in Competent Authorities in the Home Office and UK Human Trafficking Centre

Human trafficking practical guidance (2013)

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Human trafficking, smuggling and slavery

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Modern slavery: A council guide (2017)

Download the Local Government Association's guide to modern slavery for councils

A typology of modern slavery offences in the UK (2017)

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Modern slavery awareness and victim identification guidance (2017)

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Transparency in supply chains: A practical guide (2017)

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Royal Parks Half Marathon

ECPAT UK has two places up for grabs in the Royal Parks Half Marathon on 14th October 2018! By fundraising for ECPAT UK, you'll enable us to continue campaigning against child trafficking and provide vital services to trafficking survivors.
Parliamentary report on sexual exploitation and abuse in the aid sector highlights duty to protect vulnerable children

Sexual exploitation and abuse in the aid sector has been an ‘open secret’ among humanitarian organisations, with individuals who report abuse continually ‘silenced and ostracised’, according to a new report by the International Development Committee which drew on evidence submitted by ECPAT UK.
Tandem Skydive

Jump into unknown for child victims of trafficking! Choose from a variety of locations across the UK to take part in a tandem skydive - the easiest and most popular of all skydives - an exhilarating way to raise money for some of the UK's most vulnerable children
ECPAT UK is core participant in landmark inquiry into child sexual abuse

ECPAT UK has been granted core participant status in the Protection of Children Outside the United Kingdom investigation held by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA).

Guidance (Wales)

View key statutory guidance and strategy documents on safeguarding and care of unaccompanied migrant or refugee children and child victims of modern slavery.
Guidance (Scotland)

View key statutory guidance and strategy documents on safeguarding and care of unaccompanied migrant or refugee children and child victims of modern slavery.
Guidance (Northern Ireland)

View key statutory guidance and strategy documents on safeguarding and care of unaccompanied migrant or refugee children and child victims of modern slavery.

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.
The 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.
Current campaign: Demand specialist support for trafficked children

We are working with Care2 to call on the Home Secretary, Amber Rudd MP, to overhaul the current system of identification and support for victims of trafficking – the National Referral Mechanism (NRM).
Child trafficking statistics
Heading back to harm: A study on trafficked and unaccompanied children going missing from care in the UK

Trafficked and unaccompanied asylum-seeking children are going missing from UK care at an “alarmingly high” rate, according to a new study by leading charities ECPAT UK and Missing People.
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.
Stephen's case exposes failings in child trafficking support

‘Stephen’ was identified as a former child victim of trafficking but now faces the threat of removal to Vietnam. His case has rightly received significant public attention, highlighting the urgent need to reform the support system (the National Referral Mechanism) for other children who have been victims of modern slavery in the UK.
Contact us

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. For all other enquiries related to our work, contact [email protected] or call 020 7607 2136.
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.