Last year, 330 children were found trafficked alone, but the true scale of child trafficking is unclear while comprehensive data and policy work in the UK is still at its early stages. In fact, until 2002, the UK had no legislation that defined the trafficking of people as a crime.
But government commitment is moving in the right direction. In March 2007, the government published its Action Plan on Tackling Human Trafficking and signed the Council of Europe Convention Against Trafficking in Human Beings.
CASE STUDY 1
With Heathrow Airport in its area, child trafficking is high on the agenda in the London Borough of Hillingdon, which has led the council to develop a sub-group to tackle the problem. Its approach has child safeguarding at its heart and helps to focus strategies; from helping victims find a safe home, to delivering cross-agency training to staff.
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