Sexual Exploitation
The study described above, estimated that the scale
of trafficking in women into and within the UK lies within the range
of 142 and 1420 women a year.
However there is considerable disagreement about the
extent of the problem with many professionals believing that the
figure is much higher.
The Metropolitan Police Service report that foreign
women now make up the majority of women working in prostitution in
off-street sites; that a large proportion of these will have illegal
immigrant status and that a proportion of them will have been
trafficked.
Sex industries
globally are remarkably flexible, shifting locations and the form and
content of what they offer in response to market demands and the
relative strength or weakness of law enforcement and monitoring. It
follows that trafficked women and children may be found anywhere in
the country.
In terms of entry
to the country, the majority are believed to enter through main
airports, ports and via the Channel Tunnel. Certain nationalities of
traffickers and victims tend to use specific routes that are being
identified by international agencies.
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