Protection

The UKHTC is a victim-focused organisation. The protection, recovery, support and, when appropriate, repatriation of human trafficking victims is at the core of everything it does.

Protection activity includes but is not limited to:

• Working closely with partners across the public, private and voluntary sectors to coordinate the provision of a full care, end-to-end programme for the victims of human trafficking.
• Providing expert Tactical Advisors who can offer real-time support and advice 24/7 on a variety of issues including tactical advice to police forces and Government agencies to support pre-planned operations, advice on the disruption and prosecution of identified offenders, and help in determining whether individuals may be trafficking victims.
• Providing a central collection point for the National Referral Mechanism data, as one of the UK’s two Competent Authorities.
• Recording, tracking and analysing all NRM referrals and the resulting decisions.
• Playing an active role alongside the UKBA, National Health Service, service providers, key charities and voluntary organisations in the Human Trafficking Protection Working Group.