Figures released by the National Crime Agency show that 56 British children were flagged as potential victims in 2013, up from the 2012 figure of 22.
The number of foreign-born children believed to have been victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation in the UK also increased by 11 per cent, from 79 in 2012 to 88 in 2013.
There was also a 24 per cent increase in the number of suspected cases of children being trafficked for labour, from 99 in 2012 to 123 in 2013, and a two per cent increase in suspected cases of children being trafficked for domestic servitude from 44 in 2012 to 45 in 2013.
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