There is no national process for identifying and recording children who may have been trafficked who have gone missing in the UK, finds a new report published by ECPAT's ReACT project.

In a shock ruling today, the Supreme Court has overturned earlier decisions and declared employment tribunal fees to be unlawful. We are delighted by the judgment

ATHUB, our new online anti trafficking resource launches today. The site aims to give support providers and lawyers working with victims of trafficking the information they need to help victims to rebuild their lives.

H was a victim of trafficking, and brought proceedings against the respondents before the employment tribunal in relation to their alleged role in her trafficking. The respondents were acquitted of trafficking-related offences in criminal trials and, on that basis, applied to the tribunal for deposit orders against H.

A victim of trafficking is entitled under the Trafficking Directive 2011/36/EU/to legal aid in legal proceedings. Accordingly, a tribunal erred in law when it failed to grant a postponement of a merits hearing to permit the Claimant to access legal aid. A victim of trafficking has a right in EU law to legal aid and the courts and tribunals must give effect to this.

We invite you to our anti trafficking conference, on Tuesday 4 July 2017 in London hosted by Hogan Lovells, in partnership with ATLEU and the independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner.

ATLEU acted for 18 victims who have all received compensation following criminal proceedings which were brought against their traffickers.

Our compensation specialists, Jamila Duncan-Bosu and Juliette Nash will be holding a training session for lawyers who want to bring a claim for victims of trafficking.

The support currently provided to survivors of human trafficking and modern slavery is not meeting their needs, finds a new report by The Human Trafficking Foundation and their partners.

The award winning charity ATLEU, announced today that it is setting up a separate law firm, Saltworks, to raise the money it needs to provide effective support to victims; with all profits being ploughed back into the charity. 

Report on a four-day conference on Reinforcing Assistance to Child Victims of Trafficking (ReACT); a partnership project between ECPAT groups in the UK, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. 

Parliament has launched an inquiry into the current situation where victims of slavery often end up in fear of homelessness and destitution when navigating the benefits system.