SOLACE Victim Identification Audit

John.Mullooly

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• Langue: English

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SOLACE Local Authority Victim Identification Audit The Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers (SOLACE) has prepared a victim identification checklist to assist local government staff in recognising the 1 signs of trafficking that they may encounter during their daily work . Child Victims Where do weWhat do we look for?Who is likelyHow do we ensure look? tobe the firstthat we are picking point ofup the signs? contact? Care homes andHas a history of goingFoster carersLSCB sub-group on foster familiesmissing and of unexplainedchild trafficking Children’s moves formed Services Received unexplained phoneTraining provided LSCBs calls forfoster carers and social workers on Possesses money and goods victim identification not accounted for Adults loitering outside the place of residence Private homesDifferent children living inChildren’s Socialworkers the same home at differentServices trainedin times identificationof trafficked children Child has limited freedom of movement Performs excessive housework chores and rarely leaves home Child is malnourished Has not been registered with or attended a GPs practice Has not been enrolled in a school Schools Unexplainedperiods ofTeachers Trainingand absence from schoolinformation Children’s materials provided Signs of physical/sexualServices for teachers abuse

1 Sources: The information included here draws upon the UKHTC Blue Blindfold Campaign and the London LSCB Trafficking toolkit.

Where do we look?

Hospitals and GPs surgery

What do we look for?

Shows signs of physical/sexual abuse

Interviews withHas prepared a story similar unaccompanied tothose other children have asylum seekinggiven children Mistrust of authority figure Has mobile phone but no money On the streetsChildren begging Children committing petty crime, e.g. pick pocketing Underage street prostitution

Who is likely to be the first point of contact?

Children’s Services

A& E staff and GPs

Children’s Services

Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships

Youth Offending Teams

How do we ensure that we are picking up the signs?

Protocol between Children’s services and PCT to ensure checks against Child Protection Register are made

Social workers trained in identification of trafficked children

CDRPs and Youth Offending teams build awareness of child trafficking

Adult Victims Where do weWhat do we look for?Who is likely toHow do we look? bethe first pointensure that we of contact?are picking up the signs? Massage parloursHigh security measures existLicensing officersTraining for in the work/living quarterslicensing officers Prostitution (e.g. opaque windows, outreach teamsProstitution board up windows, bars, outreach strategy barbed wire, security includes cameras, etc) identification and Women are not free toassistance of come and go as they wish ortrafficked victims to take breaks Women appear to be under 18 Women show signs of physical/sexual abuse, physical restraint, confinement or torture On the streetsThe woman appearsProstitution Prostitution unhappy and fearfuloutreach teamsoutreach strategy includes Women show signs ofGender equality identification and physical/sexual abuse,officers assistance of physical restraint, trafficked victims confinement or torture Special services are offered, included unprotected sex at a low price Woman only knows how to say sex-related words in English Women appear to be controlled closely by a pimp

Where do weWhat do we look for?Who is likely toHow do we look? bethe first pointensure that we of contact?are picking up the signs? Shops, Staffshow signs of physicalHealth and SafetyHealth and safety restaurants andabuse or restraintInspectors officers, factories environmental Poor or non-existent safetyEnvironmental health officers equipment HealthOfficers and trading Workers do not haveTrading standards officers suitable clothing for theirStandards are trained in work Officers victim awareness Workers have no days off or holiday time Employer is holding their identification documents Private homesOvercrowded conditions,Housing officersHousing officers with many people sharing 1trained in victim Adult social room awareness services Occupants do not knowMigrant Migrant their own addressintegration integration teams strategy includes Occupants are not allowed awareness of outside the house unless human trafficking their ‘employer’ is with issues them Minibuses pick up occupants at unusual times Local AuthorityWorkers on cleaningAll council staffDistribution of Premises contractsarrive inBlue Blindfold/ minibuses and appear to beSTOP THE fearful TRAFFIK pamphlets on Workers on building victim contracts arrive in identification to minibuses and appear to be all council staff controlled Workers do not have their own identification papers Workers have no days off or holiday time Whilst each of these indicators alone is not sufficient to verify that a person has been trafficked, the presence of a number of indicators should raise suspicion and the member of staff concerned should follow internal and national procedures on trafficking.