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TOTAL POLICING Human Exploitation and Organised Crime OCU Detective Inspector Kevin Hyland SC&O 9
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Who are we? London's dedicated human trafficking team Located in West London Victim centred – Dedicated victim team Work reactively and proactively Extensive partners both government and NGO Operate locally – nationally - internationally TOTAL POLICING
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SC&O9 2011-12 114 women encountered in brothels of which 75% displayed indicators of being trafficking (ILO)\. 62 cases referred by NGO'S Others identified direct Of these, the biggest groups are Romanian (28%), Nigerian (17%) and Chinese(15%) Since April 2010 SC&O9 have made 142 arrests for trafficking resulting in 55% of all UK convictions. TOTAL POLICING
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Victim Care Our Priority Partnerships Essential TOTAL POLICING
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What can trafficking look like in London Sexual exploitation Forced labour (legal form of work) Forced labour (illegal forms of work) Domestic servitude Other exploitation aimed at the vulnerable Children Sometimes they cross over
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Operational examples – the real tragedy No respect for human dignity No regards for child welfare Physical, sexual and psychological abuse Children as young as 22 months Men in their 50’s Threats of violence Firearms used
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TOTAL POLICING
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Romanian Traffickers TOTAL POLICING Marian Neamu Florin ZlateAurel-llie Zlate, Alexandra Oaie
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This gang had 142,000 pounds in cash
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Lithuanians and Chinese working together
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Being sold for £3000 Albanian Traffickers
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Thai Passport Thailand Romania Forged Malay Passport Belgium UK
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Thai Trafficker
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TOTAL POLICING Russian Traffickers Ekaterina Kolesnikova Sergey Konart
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Polish Traffickers Vulnerable Polish Nationals targeted across Poland Duped into believing they will find work in the UK On arrival forced to sign paperwork Some forced into crime All abandoned
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British Child Trafficker
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One weeks advertisement in London EUROPEAN 446 UK 77 Spain 65 Romania 39 Italy 32 Poland 26 Lithuania 23 Czech 22 Sweden 17 Hungary 14 Latvia 8 Albanian 7 Others 53 European other (outside EEA) 33 Russian 30 SE ASIA 193 China 59 Japan 48 Korea 24 Thai 21 Singapore 18 Hong Kong 8 Others 12 S/AMERICA 50 Brazil 30 Others 20 AFRICA 23 Pakistan 3 India 26
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What's the driver
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Challenges Different laws Corruption or perceived corruption Vulnerability Access to support for victims Credibility Working bi-laterally
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Legal Status of Prostitution in Europe Prostitution legal and regulated Prostitution Illegal No Data Prostitution (the exchange of sex for money) legal, but organised activities ( brothels & pimping ) illegal
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What can we do Local partnerships National partnerships Global partnerships All working together
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Where and how does it work Nigeria Lithuania Thailand Philippines Poland Czech Republic Bulgaria UK
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What more can we do Communication Cooperate Coordination Share best practice Share intelligence Support each other
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My aims of today Prevention Pastoral care Reintegration If from today we save one person from the horrors of trafficking it has been worth while. However, I believe we now have the opportunity to embark on a process to save many from this human tragedy
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