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Senior police officers involved in a Uk-wide people trafficking task force are calling for money to fund a dedicated team in Scotland. Senior police officers involved in a UK-wide people trafficking task force are calling for money to fund a dedicated team in Scotland.
Committed people trafficking officers have been in place across England and Wales since last October when a UK People Trafficking Centre was opened.Committed people trafficking officers have been in place across England and Wales since last October when a UK People Trafficking Centre was opened.
Now senior officers in Scotland want the executive to provide funds to help tackle the problem in Scotland.Now senior officers in Scotland want the executive to provide funds to help tackle the problem in Scotland.
The executive said it would consider the request for funding.The executive said it would consider the request for funding.
However, it stressed that the Scottish Crime and Drugs Enforcement Agency was working to share intelligence across the country.However, it stressed that the Scottish Crime and Drugs Enforcement Agency was working to share intelligence across the country.
The Home Office refused funding for a specific team north of the border as it considered the enforcement of people trafficking as a matter for the Scottish Executive.The Home Office refused funding for a specific team north of the border as it considered the enforcement of people trafficking as a matter for the Scottish Executive.
The United Nations considers human trafficking to be one of the fastest growing areas of organised crime in the world.The United Nations considers human trafficking to be one of the fastest growing areas of organised crime in the world.
It said the UK was a major destination for victims, with London, Birmingham and Glasgow all cited as target areas for criminals bringing mostly women and children into the country to work in either the sex trade, or in forced labour.It said the UK was a major destination for victims, with London, Birmingham and Glasgow all cited as target areas for criminals bringing mostly women and children into the country to work in either the sex trade, or in forced labour.