The Home Office recently issued guidance for "first responders" on the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), a process established to identify cases of human trafficking into the UK. The NRM is designed to co-ordinate action between various government agencies potentially involved in a trafficking case, such as the police, local authorities, and immigration officials. The guidance defines a trafficked child as "any child who is recruited, transported or transferred for the purposes of exploitation ... regardless of whether or not they have been forced or deceived."
What are the aims of the NRM?
The NRM comprises one of the government's efforts to fulfil its obligations under the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Human Trafficking, which include protection of trafficking victims, preventing trafficking, and prosecuting traffickers. The NRM also helps the UK Human Trafficking Centre to collect data on child trafficking in order to understand the extent and forms of trafficking in the UK, inform policy, and assist investigations.
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