The report analysed 202 recorded cases of child trafficking between the 1 January and 15 September this year, using referral data from the UK Human Trafficking Centre and the NSPCC’s Child Trafficking Advice and Information Line.
Of the 202 children trafficked into the UK, 117 were female and 85 male. In total, 35 of the victims were aged 10 or under and 18 between 11 and 13 years old. The majority – 106 – were aged 14-16 and the remaining 43 victims were 17.
While sexual exploitation accounted for more than a quarter of trafficking cases analysed, 48 victims from Vietnam, mostly boys, were trafficked into the UK for the purposes of labour exploitation and cannabis cultivation.
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