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...

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

🧵 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...

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

🧵 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

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...

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...

📣 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

📢 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 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

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!! 👇

🔊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

🕕There is still time to donate to our festive appeal to be entered into our Prize Raffle and DOUBLE THE DIFFERENCE too! 👇

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...

🌟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.

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

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...

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

📅 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...

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

🌳💜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. 👇 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

🚨 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 👇Thread👇

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

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

Today we celebrate #HumanRightsDay with the launch of our new report with the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, which reveals the UK is failing to protect trafficked children, with systemic barriers preventing them from receiving the care and justice they deserve. tinyurl.com/2s4zzd4t

We are just under halfway to our goal of £10k in our @biggive.bsky.social supported ECPAT UK 30 Years Festive Challenge. All donations DOUBLED until noon tomorrow. Min donation is £1 and every little helps. #BigGive #CareForEveryChild Please share. ➡️https://bit.ly/BigGiveDec24

Our @biggive.bsky.social ECPAT UK 30 Years Festive Appeal is open. Please help us reach our £10k goal 🎯 All donations DOUBLED to support: 🟣festive hampers, gifts and celebrations 🟣Hardship Fund 🟣our core work with and for child victims #BigGive ➡️https://bit.ly/BigGiveDec24

🎀Final countdown now to the launch of the @biggive.bsky.social Christmas Challenge! Starting at noon tomorrow all donations are DOUBLED!! 🎊ECPAT UK 30 Years Festive Fundraiser runs from 3rd-10th Dec 🎊 Please consider donating this #givingtuesday bit.ly/BigGiveDec24

Our 1st post here to share news of our award for Supporting Child Refugees at the #CYPNow awards last night! Our legal challenge and support ended the practice of unaccompanied children being denied care placed in hotels by Home Office. 90 children are still missing #CareForEveryChild

It's a day to listen to children and young people on what they need to feel supported and protected from trafficking. A good place to start: ‘Positive Outcome Framework’ developed by research by hallamlibrary.bsky.social & @ecpatuk.bsky.social 👇 www.modernslaverypec.org/resources/ch...