ECPAT UK
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We campaign against child trafficking and transnational child exploitation so children everywhere can uphold their rights and live a life free from abuse.
We join 218 other organisations to call for the end to hostile politics and to build humanity and hope. The relentless conflation of immigration and modern slavery leaves children at risk. We agree with the new @10downingstreetbot.bsky.social that we must do better. #TogetherWithRefugees
The Immigration and Asylum Bill will create dangerous gaps in support for child victims, limits protection from disqualification only to children with immigration status and risks children being disbelieved because of delayed disclosure. ▶️ Read our response: tinyurl.com/ECPATUK
ECPAT UK responds to the Immigration and Asylum Bill: child trafficking protections must not depend on immigration status
ECPAT UK is deeply concerned that the Immigration and Asylum Bill will have a profoundly negative impact on children in the UK. Measures that weaken access to protection, reduce safeguards for young p...
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🙌 This is #VolunteersWeek! Volunteers are at the heart of our work, supporting our programmes and activities, increasing our capacity to create real change with and for child victims of trafficking. 💜Thank you for standing with children and young people
📢 Bookings are open for our June Overview of Child Exploitation, Trafficking and Modern Slavery course later this month - book on now to secure you place for 23 and 24th June bit.ly/4ufNUnz Or get in touch to commission us for team training training@ecpat.org.uk
An Overview of Child Trafficking, Modern Slavery & Exploitation - 23/06/2026 09:30:00
This online course provides a detailed overview of child trafficking, modern slavery and exploitation in the UK, supporting practitioners to identify and effectively safeguard child victims.
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Last chance to nominate us for this special Health and Wellbeing draw with a chance for us for a donation of £5k towards our work with child victims of trafficking. We advocate for children's rights to protection and provide direct trauma informed support and therapy bit.ly/Nominate4Good
Nominate now! - Movement for Good awards
We could receive a £5,000 donation with your help through the Movement for Good Draw.
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Joint response to the King's Speech announcement today that the Immigration and Asylum Bill will include reforms to the modern slavery framework We need a safeguarding-first response to victims and a commitment to a comprehensive child exploitation strategy. bit.ly/KingsSpeech2...
Joint response to the King's Speech announcement of reforms to the modern slavery framework
Following the announcement In the King's Speech that the new Immigration and Asylum Bill will include reforms to the modern slavery legislative framework, leading organisations and experts warn the go...
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ECPAT UK Youth Advisory Group responds to the King's Speech and another Immigration and Asylum Bill. Their message is unequivocal, these proposals put children at risk and punish the very children who need protection, removing vital support at the moment they need it the most. bit.ly/YAGMay26
Child Trafficking Survivors Warn: Government Proposals Will Put Vulnerable Children at Risk
The ECPAT UK Youth Advisory Group has issued a strong response to the King’s Speech with the announcement of a new Immigration and Asylum Bill as part of the government’s ongoing plans to reform the a...
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ECPAT UK welcomes the publication of the @coe.int Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings Fourth Evaluation Round report on the United Kingdom, which delivers urgent and detailed child‑focused recommendations for the UK. 🧵 Read the full report ➡️ rm.coe.int/greta-evalua...
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Modern slavery is a ‘low risk, high reward’ crime in the UK. This has to change. We’re proud to be part of the consortium launching the #DecadeOfDignity report – a strategic roadmap to eradicate exploitation by 2036. No more looking the other way. Read the report: tinyurl.com/32z3xdbm
UK must act now to end ‘low risk, high reward’ modern slavery, major new report warns
A consortium of the leading anti-slavery organisations has warned that the UK is falling behind in the fight against modern slavery, as it unveils a new strategic vision to end what it describes as a ...
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In a letter to the Prime Minister, nearly 150 children’s charities warn Home Office proposals would put hundreds of thousands of children, as well as young people leaving care, at risk. These new migration rules represent a “sustained attack on children’s rights”. Read more ➡️ tinyurl.com/5d2ck7pb
ECPAT UK joins charities in sounding the alarm over ‘sustained attack on children’s rights’
In a letter to the Prime Minister, nearly 150 children’s charities and organisations working with children warn recently announced Home Office proposals would put hundreds of thousands of children, as...
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Great to see coverage in Children & Young People Now of our concerns regarding the Government proposals to bring into force immigration provisions which will leave vulnerable young people at serious risk of exploitation and re-trafficking. www.cypnow.co.uk/content/news...
Immigration reforms raise risk of exploitation of migrant care leavers, charity warns - CYP Now
Anti child trafficking campaigners are warning that immigration reforms could place vulnerable young people at “serious risk of exploitation and re-trafficking”.
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ECPAT UK warns that government proposals to bring into force provisions of the Immigration Act 2016 could place vulnerable young people in care at serious risk of exploitation and re-trafficking by removing essential support when turning 18. Read our full response: ➡️ bit.ly/4sFPnD4
Government proposals risk pushing vulnerable care leavers into exploitation, warns ECPAT UK
ECPAT UK warns that government proposals to bring into force provisions of the Immigration Act 2016 could place vulnerable young people at serious risk of exploitation and re-trafficking by removing e...
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🧵 Did you know that the domestic legal definition of human trafficking in England, Wales and Northern Ireland requires an emphasis on 'travel'? Yet international law doesn't have this, with 'movement' being one of a few different elements! Read our full report ➡️ www.ecpat.org.uk/more-than-wo...
More than Words: how definitions impact on the UK’s response to child trafficking and exploitation
This report highlights how overlaps and gaps in terminology, and how they have created confusion and definitional instabilitythat hinders effective identification and intervention. These inconsistenci...
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Child domestic servitude is one of the least understood forms of child exploitation in the UK. It often happens behind closed doors, making it difficult to identify and easy to overlook. 🧵 For more info read our report on the impact of terminology: bit.ly/3NbSaF2
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🧵 Our research found certain terms are associated with particular children. • Modern slavery or human trafficking → linked to foreign national children • Sexual and criminal exploitation → often linked to UK children But child trafficking doesn’t work like this. ➡️Read our report bit.ly/4cC0xUZ
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New 2025 data show rising referrals of children as potential victims of trafficking. But the most alarming truth? These are only the children we manage to identify. Many more remain outside the system entirely. Read our full breakdown ⬇️ www.ecpat.org.uk/News/thousan...
Thousands of Children Identified as Potential Victims of Modern Slavery in 2025
The Home Office has released the latest end of year summary of National Referral Mechanism (NRM) statistics, showing that in 2025 thousands of children were identified as potential victims of traffick...
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New 2025 data show rising referrals of children as potential victims of trafficking. But the most alarming truth? These are only the children we manage to identify. Many more remain outside the system entirely. Read our full breakdown ⬇️ www.ecpat.org.uk/News/thousan...
Thousands of Children Identified as Potential Victims of Modern Slavery in 2025
The Home Office has released the latest end of year summary of National Referral Mechanism (NRM) statistics, showing that in 2025 thousands of children were identified as potential victims of traffick...
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📣 Last chance today to Nominate for our Children’s Champion 🌟 ECPAT UK's Children's Champion award recognises someone who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to trafficked children through child centredness, kindness and advocacy. Find out more and get nominating! ▶️ bit.ly/ECPATUKChamp25
ECPAT UK Children's Champion 2025: nomination deadline extended!
We're delighted to announce that ECPAT UK's Children's Champion award for 2025 is now open for nominations! ECPAT UK's Children's Champions award recognises someone who has demonstrated outstanding co...
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📢 Training and Practice Development Programme: FREE webinars & NEW DATES for online training courses Starting THIS WEEK, free lunchtime webinars, give an introduction to child trafficking and our training courses. You can also book on to our training courses. ▶️ www.ecpat.org.uk/Pages/Events...
📣 Nominations for our Children’s Champion for 2025 are open! 🌟 ECPAT UK's Children's Champion award recognises someone who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to trafficked children through child centredness, kindness and advocacy. Find out more and get nominating! ▶️ bit.ly/ECPATUKChamp25
ECPAT UK Children's Champion 2025: nominations open
We're delighted to announce that ECPAT UK's Children's Champion award for 2025 is now open for nominations! ECPAT UK's Children's Champions award recognises someone who has demonstrated outstanding co...
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ECPAT UK responds to the appointment of a chair to the Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation and call on them to ensure clarity. We remain concerned about the absence of clear terminology and continued use of the term “grooming gangs”. Read the full statement below: ➡️ tinyurl.com/53vv2hrm
ECPAT UK responds to appointment of Chair of Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation
ECPAT UK has welcomed the appointment of the Chair of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation, describing it as a critical opportunity to bring clarity, rigour and a children’s rights–b...
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Human rights are #childrights and they matter most when they are hardest to defend. This #HumanRightsDay, we’re part of 180+ UK organisations led by BIHR standing together to demand better from @ukgovernment.bsky.social We want leadership to strengthens rights #HRD25 bit.ly/HRD2025letter
We are delighted that we made our @biggive.bsky.social #christmaschallenge target of £10k!!! Our Festive Fundraiser is supported by our Champion The Childhood Trust and our pledgers. Thank you for your support for our #childrights work with and for child victims of #trafficking
With just over 30 minutes to go we are in reach of our Big Give target... Please help get us there and be in with a chance to win in our Prize Raffle!! 👇
ECPAT UK@ecpatuk.bsky.social · 8mo ago🔊Donate NOW to our @biggive.bsky.social #christmaschallenge - double your donation and a chance to WIN: 🎁 £50 voucher + bottle of Champagne for Salut! 🎁 £20 voucher + bottle of wine for Oui Madame 🎁 Bread board and knife from Boa 🎁 Knife block from Boa Prizes and link ▶️ bit.ly/FestiveFund25
🔊Donate NOW to our @biggive.bsky.social #christmaschallenge - double your donation and a chance to WIN: 🎁 £50 voucher + bottle of Champagne for Salut! 🎁 £20 voucher + bottle of wine for Oui Madame 🎁 Bread board and knife from Boa 🎁 Knife block from Boa Prizes and link ▶️ bit.ly/FestiveFund25
ECPAT UK FESTIVE FUNDRAISER 2025
The ECPAT UK Festive Fundraiser is part of the Big Give Christmas Challenge. From 2-9 December all donations are DOUBLED! We are celebrating over 30 years as a charity campaigning against child traffi...
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🕕There is still time to donate to our festive appeal to be entered into our Prize Raffle and DOUBLE THE DIFFERENCE too! 👇
ECPAT UK@ecpatuk.bsky.social · 8mo agoWe 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 ▶️ bit.ly/ECPATUKFesti...
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 ▶️ bit.ly/ECPATUKFesti...
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 …
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🌟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
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
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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.
ECPAT UK@ecpatuk.bsky.social · 8mo agoA 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
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
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
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