Human Trafficking and Exploitation is the commodification and abuse of people for gain. It is a gross abuse of human rights, happens globally and harms individuals and communities across the world, including in Scotland. Not all cases of human trafficking or exploitation are easy to understand or detect and often the crime may look like something else, such as people smuggling or working illegally.
This powerpoint presentation aims to support practitioners to:
Accompanying this presentation is a quiz to test knowledge and understanding.
This learning report shares the experience of improving the response to human trafficking in a rural local authority. It is a culmination of the work of a short life working group and national support agencies. It clearly sets out the learning points around partnerships, processes, multi-agency guidance, workforce development and evaluation.
The purpose of this guidance, from Scottish Borders, is to support an effective and robust response to any adult and child potential victim of trafficking, to ensure they receive the support they are entitled to, are protected and able to recover from their experience. The guidance includes a comprehensive definition of human trafficking and details of the relevant legislation. There is also a series of appendices setting out the roles and responsibilities of different agencies involved.
This guidance is a primer for all local authority staff on human trafficking and exploitation. Topics covered range from spotting the signs for frontline staff, to strategic planning suggestions and considerations for partnership working. External links are included for further reading and more in-depth information. This guidance does not replace existing guidance or structures at a local authority level, and does not remove the need to keep local policies and processes under review.
