The Government has said the Immigration and Asylum Bill will strengthen protections for trafficked and exploited children. Our briefing finds that several of its modern slavery provisions do the opposite by making protection depend on immigration status, introducing credibility rules that penalise trauma responses like delayed disclosure, removing recovery-focused leave to remain, weakening the statutory duty to support child victims, and diluting the role of Independent Child Trafficking Guardians.

ECPAT UK is deeply concerned that a number of provisions in the Immigration and Asylum Bill risk weakening the identification, protection and support available to child victims of trafficking and modern slavery. We are calling on Parliament to ensure that child victims of trafficking receive equal protection, support and access to recovery. 

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