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Independent Review of the Modern Slavery Act: ‘How is it fair to ignore children not yet identified as victims?’

Following the government’s response to recommendations made by the Independent Review of the Modern Slavery Act, ECPAT UK welcomes the implementation of a number of its recommendations to improve support for children. However there has been a missed opportunity for meaningful change that would ensure all potential victims are protected, by bringing the Independent Child Trafficking Guardianship service in line with guardianship in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Send our youth groups on a restorative residential trip

ECPAT UK's youth programme supports children and young people to recover from their experiences, gain skills and rebuild their lives. Each year, we take the young people away to help them rest and recover from the stresses of their everyday lives.
Modern slavery legislation review misses opportunity to expand support for children

An independent review of the Modern Slavery Act has made important calls for changes to the legislation. However despite calls from leading charities including ECPAT UK and thousands of supporters to ensure all trafficked and unaccompanied children are protected, the review failed to include supporting unaccompanied children in the scope of its recommendations.
New resource for local authorities to support trafficked children

As part of our Partnership Against Child Trafficking (PACT) project, ECPAT UK has produced a guide to assist local authorities to create or update their child trafficking and modern slavery policy.

Send our youth groups on a restorative residential trip

ECPAT UK's youth programme supports children and young people to recover from their experiences, gain skills and rebuild their lives. Each year, we take the young people away to help them rest and recover from the stresses of their everyday lives.
Leave a gift in your will

We have a vision of a world in which children everywhere are protected from trafficking and exploitation. Leaving a gift in your will is a wonderful way to help us achieve this vision and support vulnerable children for years to come.
Make a lasting difference with a regular gift

Children and young people who have been trafficked have complex needs and require consistent, long-term support. Help us provide long-term support to young people like Hanh by setting up a monthly gift.
Give as you Live

Raise free donations for ECPAT UK every time you shop online, at no cost to you! Sign up to Give as you Live online - it's quick and easy!
Host a coffee and cake event

Get your friends, family, colleagues or community group together for coffee and cake to raise money for our vital work with trafficked children and young people.
London Marathon 2019

Got a place in the 2019 London Marathon? Dedicate your race to raising money for ECPAT UK and you'll support trafficked children to access the support they need to rebuild their lives.
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
National Three Peaks Challenge

Could you take on the challenge of climbing the UK's three highest mountains and raise money to help prevent child trafficking? The National Three Peaks Challenge is a tough but rewarding three day challenge in which you will reach the UK's highest points - Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon.
Coast to Coast Cycle Challenge

Could you cycle from one coast of the UK to another to raise money to help prevent child trafficking? The Coast to Coast Cycle Challenge is an iconic British event taking you from the North Sea coast to the Irish Sea, through stunning scenery including the Lake District and the Pennines. You'll pass landmarks including Hadrian's Wall and Roman forts on this once in a lifetime experience.
Amazon jungle survivor challenge

Do you dare to tackle some of the globe's toughest terrain and raise money to help prevent child trafficking? Take on a 9 day endurance challenge with the Amazon jungle survivor challenge. You will trek through the largest rainforest in the world - exploring the jungle, sleeping in hammocks and encountering rare, unique wildlife.

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.
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).
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
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.
Before the Harm is Done: Examining the UK's response to the prevention of trafficking

The UK Government is failing to protect thousands of children from exploitation by lacking a plan to prevent child trafficking, according to a new report by the Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group (ATMG), a coalition of twelve UK-based charities, including ECPAT UK. The report Before the Harm is Done, stresses that the UK has no specific strategy in relation to preventing trafficking in children, putting thousands of children at risk.
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.
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.
ECPAT UK training

ECPAT UK offers a comprehensive training programme, in line with National Occupational Standards, delivering courses for more than 20 years to help improve responses to child trafficking, modern slavery and exploitation.