Written question asked by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 March 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 3 March 2011. It was answered by Damian Green (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 March 2011 on behalf of the Home Office.

UK Human Trafficking Centre

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what mechanism she plans to put in place to ensure that a focus on the safeguarding needs of trafficked children is maintained within the proposed National Crime Agency;

Answer: The consultation document, 'Policing in the 21st Century' announced our intention to create a powerful new body of operational crime fighters—the National Crime Agency—to tackle serious and organised crime more effectively and strengthen our borders. To be established in 2013, this powerful new body will harness and build on the intelligence, analytical and enforcement capabilities of the existing Serious Organised Crime Agency, of which the UK Human Trafficking Centre is a part, and better connect these capabilities to those within the police service, HM Revenue and Customs, the UK Border Agency and a range of other criminal justice partners. It will contain a Border Policing Command that will enhance national security, improve immigration controls and crack down on trafficking of people, weapons and drugs. Further details will be published shortly.

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