ECPAT UK

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ECPAT UK Festive Appeal – Big Give For over 30 years ECPAT UK has been campaigning against child exploitation and lobbying for laws and policies to protect …

We are delighted to be taking part in the
@biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge with the support of The Childhood Trust.

Our appeal goes live at noon when your donation is DOUBLED for one week only!

Donate before 18:00 tomorrow to enter our prize raffle

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More Than Words (wɜːdz): a festive evening of art and reflection This event will bring together child trafficking advocates, artists, and supporters to celebrate the power of words and creative expression

🌟Join us next week!

Celebrate the power of creative expression and support our @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge

@kazzumarts.bsky.social Pathways exhibition too!

📍 Oxford House E2 6HG, UK
📅 03.12.25
⏰ 18:00
🎟 Discussion| Art | Raffle

Book! ▶ bit.ly/morethanw3dz

It’s so depressing that ECPAT & Missing People are once again needing to raise the alarm over trafficked and unaccompanied children going missing from care in the U.K. They’ve been highlighting this problem for years and it’s such a serious safeguarding issue.

Fresh data in this new study Until Harm Ends shows that despite previous recommendations, significant gaps remain in the protection and support offered to these children.

Read the full report here ➡️ www.ecpat.org.uk/until-harm-e...

The report follows up on the first study, Heading Back to Harm (which discovered that an alarmingly high number of children go missing from care with many never being found), and the second and third study, Still in Harm’s Way and When Harm Remains which confirmed these findings.

In 2024, 37% of trafficked children and 13% of unaccompanied children living in care went missing.

Read more ➡️ tinyurl.com/muthv2ph

More then 2,000 trafficked children and lone child asylum seekers missing from UK councils’ care Charities say vulnerable young people are being failed by local authorities, the police and central government

A new report from ECPAT UK and Missing People shows that more than 2,000 trafficked and/or unaccompanied children went missing from care in the UK in 2024. These children are at particularly high risk of exploitation and other types of harm when missing.

Read the story ➡️ tinyurl.com/bdz9bzwe

Positive Results for Local NRM Panels, but Thousands of Child Victims Remain Outside the Pilot Newly published Home Office National Referral Mechanism (NRM) data shows that the pilot scheme that transfers decision making about potential child victims of trafficking from central government to lo...

We analysed new data which shows that the pilot scheme transferring decisions of child victims of trafficking from central government to local authorities has been positive, yet gaps remain for children outside of pilot areas as well as those deemed not admissible.

➡️ tinyurl.com/y8ky3wwy

We are delighted to work with our friends @kazzumarts.bsky.social and to be attending the launch event today for the Pathways Art Show with amazing young artists from across London including @weareyoungroots.bsky.social @praxisprojects.bsky.social

Find out more 👉 www.kazzum.org/pathways-art...

Fund our Residentials ECPAT UK’s retreats help trafficked young people heal through nature, play, and connection. With your support, we can give them safety, rest, and hope. Help us give child victims a safe space to breat...

Child victims of trafficking need the chance to rest, play, reflect, and hope for the future.

Our annual residential trips can be a lifeline.

One young person said:

‘I feel like I have found myself again.’

Help us fund them if you can

bit.ly/48Tp7yr

Care for child victims of trafficking: transitions at 18, safe accommodation, and homelessness - 14/10/2025 09:30:00 This is a new FREE one day training course, for all frontline professionals who are working with child victims of trafficking across a broad range of services. It will focus on the long-term support a...

📅 FREE TRAINING - 14th and 21st October 2025

Care for child victims of trafficking: transitions at 18, safe accommodation, and homelessness

A new one day course, for all working with child victims with a focus on the long-term support and advocacy needs.

www.ecpat.org.uk/Event/transi...

UK party leaders urged to end ‘pernicious currents’ of hatred fuelling anti-migrant protests More than 200 refugee groups, charities and unions sign letter calling for action after weeks of protests outside asylum hotels

With 200+ other organisations as part of the refugeestogether.bsky.social we signed the Open Letter to all UK politicians, asking them to stop using demonising, hostile and dangerous rhetoric and model respect, dignity and unity.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

#refugeestogether

Fund our Residentials ECPAT UK’s retreats help trafficked young people heal through nature, play, and connection. With your support, we can give them safety, rest, and hope. Help us give child victims a safe space to breat...

🌳💜Our residentials provide a vital space for young victims of trafficking to heal, connect, and grow in confidence.

Experiences build trust, community, and emotional resilience but they rely on generous funding.

Please support if you can
👉justgiving.com/campaign/fundourresidentials

🚨 New report from @ecpatuk.bsky.social : More Than Words found some UK definitions of human trafficking focus on travel, which leads to narrower thresholds and excluding children exploited online or locally, particularly British children.

📖 Read it here: https://bit.ly/4nTZDpP
#ChildTrafficking

NEW RESEARCH!
Inconsistent definitions of child exploitation are undermining the identification and protection of children who were exploited in forms such as sexual, labour and criminal exploitation, or domestic servitude.
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www.modernslaverypec.org/resources/de...

🚨 New report from @ecpatuk.bsky.social 'More Than Words' found that over 61% of child referrals as potential victims of human trafficking were rejected on the grounds that the case did not meet the definitional threshold required to proceed.

📖 Read it here: bit.ly/4nTZDpP

#ChildTrafficking

Report art by the amazing T.B. -artist and ECPAT UK Youth Advisory Group member

The report calls on the government to:
🔸 Introduce a child exploitation definition and strategy
🔸 Align legal definitions with international standards
🔸 Introduce independent review mechanisms to scrutinise NRM decision-making
📖 Read it here: bit.ly/4nTZDpP

👉 Other affected nationalities of children with very high rates of definition based refusals include 35% for Sudanese, 30% for Albanian, and 25% for Eritrean.

👉 There are significant issues in Home Office decisions for some nationalities with UK children receiving 7% negative decisions for not meeting definitions in contrast to 59% for Iranian children and 43% for Afghani.

👉 We also found some UK definitions of human trafficking focus on travel, which leads to narrower thresholds and excluding children exploited online or locally, particularly British children.
#ChildTrafficking

👉 The report also found that definitions are undermining the identification and protection of children who were exploited in forms such as sexual, labour and criminal exploitation, or domestic servitude.

🚨 New report: More Than Words found that over 61% of child referrals as potential victims of human trafficking were rejected on the grounds that the case did not meet the definitional threshold required to proceed.
📖 Read it here: bit.ly/4nTZDpP
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New report by @HelenBamber, @ATLEU_UK & @ECPATUK

- just 4% of trafficking survivors got permission to stay in the UK for their recovery/to assist the police in 2024
- of 699 confirmed child victims, less than 5 received temporary permission to stay as victims

Sign up for this FREE lunchtime seminar to mark the launch of our research report -

More than Words: how definitions impact on the UK’s response to child trafficking and exploitation

ECPAT UK Statement on the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill ECPAT UK welcomes the proposed repeals introduced as part of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill, including the repeal of the Safety of Rwanda Act 2023 and key sections of the Illegal Mig...

We welcome the proposed repeal of key sections of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 in the new Borders Bill, yet we remain concerned for children from retained laws and proposals on new offences which may see children further criminalised.

See our statement:
➡️ www.ecpat.org.uk/News/ecpat-u...

Now more than ever, we need this statement on grooming narratives.

Today, we are joined by 70+ survivors, academics, charities and experts on exploitation calling an end to damaging stereotypes and the start of real support for victims and survivors:

afterexploitation.com/2025/01/15/j...

🎄LAST CHANCE! Less than one hour now left on our
@biggive.bsky.social ECPAT UK 30 Years Festive Fundraiser!

Can you help to get us closer to our £10k target? Every little helps and is DOUBLED! Minimum donation is £1

➡️https://bit.ly/BigGiveDec24

#BigGive

Without these changes, the report warns that trafficked children face heightened risks of re-exploitation and instability. The lack of long-term support undermines their recovery, leaving them vulnerable to further harm.
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