How the challenges might be approached
This section of the toolkit presents some guidance
and ideas on how to carry out the responsibilities identified in
the previous sections. Given the variation in approaches to the
problem and the limited amount of evaluation of approaches, it is
not really possible to identify what counts as good practice.
However, the experiences of areas that have been working on these
problems for some time should be of benefit, as should the
identification of issues that any area will need to address. Some
of this is presented in this document. In addition, however,
readers of this toolkit are strongly encouraged to contact people
who have worked on these issues before rather than risk
‘reinventing the wheel’. This guidance will be evolving as good
practice emerges. It is organised under the following general
headings relating to the issues of different types of
intervention:
Entry & exit point detection
Monitoring of labour sectors
Immigration status of victims
Needs of victims
Referral information for victims
Interviewing traffickers and victims
Intelligence sharing
Safety issues
Media handling and awareness
Special issues relating to child victims
Prosecution and evidence
Support during court proceedings
Other forms of disruption
Re-settlement
Supporting agency officers and staff
In addition, investigation agencies should refer
to the ACPO (Association of Chief Police Officers) guide to the
investigation of trafficking of women which outlines proactive
approaches, the recommended ways to conduct investigations and to
gather intelligence.
They may also find it useful to review the NCIS (National Criminal
Intelligence Service) UK Threat assessment and the ACPO
Surveillance Guides.
It is important to put all strands of multi-agency
working in place before initiatives are begun in a new area, and
contingency planning also needs to take place. For example, in
addition to discovering trafficked women in a vice area, an
initiative may also encounter non-trafficked illegal immigrants,
children and young people who are being commercially sexually
exploited and UK nationals who are the victims of pimps and
trafficking within the UK. There needs to be some prior agreement
as to how these other categories of individual should be treated.
It follows that other multi-agency groups may need to be informed
and involved.
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