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17/10/2014
Scottish Parliament Host Human Trafficking Summit
The Scottish Parliament is to host a UK-wide summit on human trafficking, chaired by Frank Mulholland QC, the country's top prosecutor.
The summit is to be attended by the heads of the prosecution services in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
The aim of the summit is to establish how the services might work together in an effort to disrupt the the trade in human trafficking.
It follows a report by the National Crime Agency (NCA) that reported that the number of potential victims of human trafficking in the UK increased by 22% between 2012 and 2013.
(MH/CD)
The summit is to be attended by the heads of the prosecution services in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
The aim of the summit is to establish how the services might work together in an effort to disrupt the the trade in human trafficking.
It follows a report by the National Crime Agency (NCA) that reported that the number of potential victims of human trafficking in the UK increased by 22% between 2012 and 2013.
(MH/CD)
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