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Date7thJune 2022     Open letter regardingharms and impacts of incorrect age assessments and rise in age disputes   We the undersigned wish to raise our serious and immediate concerns regarding theongoing failures of Home Office led age assessments.      A disturbing number of young people, clearly and undeniably under 18, have beenseen to have been incorrectly assessed …

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Step by step, stage by stage, we have walked you through some of the ways in which children and young people are tricked into being trafficked. We have looked at how they are coerced and exploited. This week, just as they should be about to find safety, we look at how they risk being criminalised …

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Step by step we have spent the last three weeks taking you through the journey of a trafficking survivors. We’ve looked at the ways they are tricked and lied to by traffickers at the start of their journeys. We’ve looked at the types of journeys which they take, the thousands of miles that they can …

Coercion and Control Read More »

We started talking about the journey which children and young people who have been trafficked go through by first looking at the ways in which they are coerced by traffickers to start it, and the courage those young people show. Then we looked at the fear and uncertainty which they face, and the determination which …

Trafficked for thousands of miles Read More »

Every child’s journey with trafficking should end in safety. No child should have to even start that journey. Support us in bringing both of those about. When a child is first trafficked they don’t suddenly go from being where they were to be where they are exploited. Last week we talked about how children and …

The next step on the journey Read More »

We are delighted to launch our new “Heart of Safety” Fundraising Campaign. Over the next six weeks we will take you on the journey a child can take when trafficked. It is a journey which has many twists and turns. It is a journey which highlights the range of needs which they have. It is …

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We know that the current age assessment processes aren’t perfect. Every year children are incorrectly classed as adults due to the complexities involved in assessing a young person’s age. There is no accurate way of knowing, but the immediate and long-term impacts of this on children who are assessed as adults can be devastating. They …

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We are proud to stand with 28 other organisations in signing this open letter to more than 50 Members of Parliament, Lords and Independent Child leads..  We all have a responsibility to protect children. We have a responsibility to ensure that they are safe and that their welfare is placed at the forefront of all …

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Following a call for evidence regarding proposals in the Nationality and Borders Bill from the Joint Committee on Human Rights Love146 (UK) submitted written evidence regarding the risks posed to children, in particular child trafficking survivors. These risks are widespread, and include the undermining of existing child protection legislation and the placing of child trafficking …

Love146 UK – Written evidence to the JCHR Read More »

Christmas can be a tough time for many people, and if we have learned anything from recent global events, it is the importance of family, friends and connections. That’s why for this year’s Big Give Christmas Challenge we are focusing on ensuring that we can give what we can  to the child trafficking survivors we …

The Big Give is coming, find out more about it here. Read More »