Vulnerability indicators

The Practitioner Responses to Child Trafficking: Emerging Good

Practice conference hosted by Cumberland Lodge and the IASC offers an important opportunity and space for a wide range of voices to be heard. Key issues for discussion at the conference include: • Concerns about the safeguarding response for child victims of trafficking (including unsuitable accommodation, children going missing and not found) • Challenges in the role that discrimination, racism and other structural issues play in safeguarding responses to child trafficking • The lack of awareness and training on the needs of trafficked children in the UK • Inconsistent practice when supporting trafficked children – best practice advice not always being followed • Gaps in the data on child trafficking • Lack of support for young people transitioning into adulthood – increased risks of being re-trafficked • The future national rollout of ICTGs in England

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