Trafficking in Human Beings

ANALYSIS OF INFORMATION ANALYSIS OF INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY MEMBER STATES IN SUBMITTED BY MEMBER STATES IN

SUPPORT OF THEIR COMPLETED SUPPORT OF THEIR COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRESQUESTIONNAIRES

Background to the questionnaire

• As part of the United Kingdom's Presidency of the European Union a questionnaire on trafficking entitled “Tackling trafficking in human beings: best practice in policy and procedure” was issued to all member States on the 26 July 2005.

• 18 out of 25 member States responded.

Initial findings (1)

• 16 Member States said the police led on fight against trafficking

• 7 MS were unable to provide information on the running costs of support provisions

• 13 MS said that research had been undertaken

• 12 MS had systems in place to raise awareness

• Only 3 MS said they had funding for re-integration programmes

Initial findings (2)

• inconsistency of approach across the EU

• unreliable data collection

• lack of clarity for front line staff

• lack of consistency in training

• little or no evaluation of benefits of support provisions

Initial findings (3)

• ad hoc arrangements with national and international NGOs

• little evaluation of the impact of media and educational strategies

• lack of evaluation of returns & reintegration assistance

Areas for consideration (1)

Funding

• ring-fenced funding

• seizure and asset confiscation of traffickers funds

Areas for consideration (2)Scoping

• develop common guidelines for research and templates for data collection

• victim profiling in source, transit and destination countries

• exchange of information to avoid duplication of effort and make best use of resources including evaluation of existing strategies

• greater use of front line data from NGOs

Areas for consideration (3)

Prevention/reducing demand

• make better use of bodies such as Eurojust and Europol

• mapping of available support and reintegration services to ensure member States know what is available

• joint working

• targeted awareness raising

• creation of EU national contact points

In summary

• funding

• commonality of data collecting and evaluation

• joint working

• training

• awareness raising campaigns