HUMAN TRAFFICKING

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That this House notes with concern that the EU Directive on Human Trafficking may not be adopted by the UK Government; further notes that at least 2,600 women have been trafficked into England and Wales according to the Association of Chief Police Officers; calls on the Government to consider human trafficking as an international crime that requires an international response founded on partnership working across the 27 countries in the EU; and urges the Government to consider opting-in to the EU Directive in March in order to protect those who fall victim to human trafficking and to more effectively prosecute those who commit this crime.