Context

Human trafficking is thought to be one of the fastest-growing activities of trans-national criminal organizations. It is defined as the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labour, sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation for the trafficker or others. Human trafficking is condemned as a violation of human rights by international conventions. (Source: Wikipedia)

The National Referral Mechanism (NRM) is a framework for identifying victims of human trafficking and ensuring they receive the appropriate protection and support. The NRM is also the mechanism through which the UKHTC collects data about victims. This information contributes to building a clearer picture about the scope of human trafficking in the UK.

The NRM was introduced in 2009 to meet the UK’s obligations under the Council of European Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings. At the core of every country’s NRM is the process of locating and identifying potential victims of trafficking.

Content

For years 2013 to 2016, the following tables are available:

• YEAR_competent_authority.csv

• YEAR_country_of_referral.csv

• YEAR_exploitation_type.csv

• YEAR_referrals_adult.csv

• YEAR_referrals_all.csv

• YEAR_referrals_minor.csv

• YEAR_referring_agency.csv

For 2015 to 2016, there is an additional table:

• YEAR_decision_data.csv

Acknowledgements

Data obtained from UK National Crime Agency, National Referral Mechanism Statistics end of year summary reports (2013 - 2016). Human Trafficking data reports are provided under Publications section of the UK National Crime Agency website. Data tables were extracted from pdf reports with Tabula.

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