Crime Reduction Toolkits

Trafficking of People

Adults:

• contributing to the development of victim and offender profiles on an inter-agency basis;
   
• identification of adults at risk (e.g. following raids on off-street sites, responding to referrals from other agencies, members of the public, etc.);
   
• informing victims/potential victims of their rights (e.g. to claim asylum or humanitarian protection, to obtain legal advice);
   
• identifying support services and referring victims/potential victims to specialist NGO’s and safe accommodation, where these are available, and arranging safe transport;
   
• undertaking interviews, receiving and seeking intelligence, undertaking investigations, with immigration officials and any other appropriate parties, logging intelligence material and ensuring links are made with other forces and national/international policing organisations;
   
• providing protection to victims and staff supporting them, if appropriate involving witness protection schemes;
   
• making referral to the Witness Service for witness preparation and court familiarisation
   
• language support;
   
• if adults who have been identified as victims/potential victims disappear, initiate missing persons procedures, investigating circumstances and circulating information/undertake investigations, linking with other agencies as required.
  
   

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