Child Trafficking For Sexual Exploitation, Executive Summary.

The executive summary of child trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation can be found on the ECPAT web site.

The UK continues to be a significant transit and
destination country for child trafficking. From
January to September 2011, Child Exploitation
Online Protection Centre (CEOP) identified

202 children trafficked into and within the UK
Of the various purposes for which the children
were trafficked, the second largest group of
children was trafficked for the purpose sexual
exploitation
All those trafficked for sexual
exploitation were female, primarily from Nigeria
and the UK, and were on average between the
ages of 14-16 years.
Issues relating to the care
and support of Unaccompanied and Separated
Children (UASC) left at the border by
traffickers and seeking asylum in the UK have
long been of concern to the UK government,
local regional authorities and voluntary
organizations, as these children are often still
under the control of traffickers.

The UK has several national plans of action 

 to address child sexual exploitation. 

The most notable plans are the UK Action Plan 

on Tackling Human Trafficking, the Tackling 

Child Sexual Exploitation Action Plan and 

Violence against Women and Girls Action 

Plan, which was issued by the Home Office 

in 2011

Wait, so that's three different plans on how to deal with the same issue?! 

The UK government has recently undergone 

significant organizational changes in the area of 

child protection, and these changes impact the 

coordination and cooperation efforts involved 

in combating CSEC. The UK has extensive 

resources and excellent governmental services 

available to combat CSEC. There are currently 

at least five different law enforcement units 

that work on child exploitation issues: Child 

Exploitation and Online Protection Centre 

(CEOP); Serious Organized Crime Agency 

(SOCA); National Police Improvement 

Agency (NPIA); National Crime Agency 

(NCA); and the United Kingdom Human 

Trafficking Centre (UKHTC). Additionally, 

there is the UK Border Agency (UKBA) which 

also addresses child sex trafficking issues as 

they relate to immigration and border patrol. 

These organizations are currently undergoing 

administrative transformations, which have led 

to confusion regarding the specific roles and 

obligations of each group. Further, many of 

the groups are involved in every aspect of child 

exploitation, from identification of victims to the 

implementation of victim support services. This 

type of replication leads to institutional overlap 

and redundancies. 

ECPAT UK recommends 

that the UK government streamline these 

organizations and create a more clearly 

established chain of command to enhance 

effectiveness in combating CSEC.

Read more over at ECPAT