Trafficking and Modern Slavery

Policy and Guidance

This section provides information on policy and guidance on trafficking

Home Office has produced statutory guidance on Modern Slavery (recent version released May 2026)
Home Office has released a factsheet on the impact of the Illegal Migration Act on modern slavery victims. (recent version released July 2023)
Department of Education (DfE) provides statutory guidance on caring for unaccompanied migrant children and child victims of modern slavery. (recent version published November 2017).
DfE provides a statutory guidance for colleges and school on keeping children safe in education. (recent version published September 2025)
Home Office has produced a guidance on the roles and responsibilities of Independent Child Trafficking Guardians (ICTGs). You can also find referral forms in the guidance. (recent version released May 2024)

You can find here different resources on the trafficking

Home Office provides an useful child exploitation disruption toolkit where you can find strategies to safeguard under 18s from sexual and criminal exploitation.
NSPCC has produced advice on child trafficking in a free guidance for professionals concerned that a child or young person has been trafficked.
ECPAT UK provides translated resources to inform children and young people from Vietnam at risk of exploitation.
NSPPC provides educational resources on the recognition, prevention and legislation relating to UASC who have been trafficked.
ECPAT UK and Barnardos provide support to young people with lived experience of trafficking.
The Children’s Society provides resources on identifying risk factors for child exploitation. Scroll down the page to insert your details for download.

ECPAT UK provide paid training on child trafficking.
Barnardo’s ICTG Service offers free online awareness sessions on trafficking and modern slavery.