Prevention of child trafficking and exploitation: A synthesis of Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre funded research on child trafficking and child exploitation (2020-24): Report 1: Methods and Approach

Skeels, Anna and Bashir, Faaiza 2024. Prevention of child trafficking and exploitation: A synthesis of Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre funded research on child trafficking and child exploitation (2020-24): Report 1: Methods and Approach. [Project Report]. Oxford: Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre. Available at: https://files.modernslaverypec.org/production/asse...

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Abstract

This report is the first of three reports which, combined, along with a Research Summary, provide an evidence synthesis of the Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre’s (PEC) funded research portfolio on child trafficking and exploitation from Phase 1 (2020-24). Modern Slavery and Human Rights PEC was created to improve understanding of modern slavery and to transform the effectiveness of laws and policies to address it. It has funded research across four priority areas: preventing modern slavery, survivor needs and enhancing victim support, modern slavery in business supply chains and the effectiveness of legal enforcement measures, as well as a responsive area focused on Covid-19. Whilst a dedicated focus on children is not one of these priorities, all have relevance, to different degrees, to children. In addition, seven of the published 47 research projects funded by Modern Slavery and Human Rights PEC in Phase 1 are wholly focused on children. These seven research projects include: (1) a desk-based review of child exploitation prevention measures (Celiksoy et al, 2024) (2) children’s experiences of the Scottish Guardianship Service (Grant et al, 2024) (3) an evaluation of the Independent Child Trafficking Guardianship (ICTG) service in England and Wales (Skeels et al, 2024) (4) creating a positive outcomes framework for children (Hynes et al, 2022) (5) a trial of open conversations as a prevention measure for children with SEND in education (Franklin et al, 2024) (6) intersections between safeguarding policies and modern slavery for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) (Franklin et al, 2024) and (7) an exploration of risks for children in Home Office operated hotels (Ayeb-Karlsson et al, 2024). The purpose of the evidence synthesis is to draw together learning on how the seven funded child-focused studies connect, both explicitly and implicitly, on a range of topics, as well as on the approaches taken to research and knowledge production. This includes exploring how data might be combined in new and innovative ways. Modern Slavery and Human Rights PEC will use this work to draw links between its funded research projects, furthering its objectives on making these more than the sum of their parts. The hope is also that this synthesis will help to identify common areas of evidence, gaps for further exploration and research for Phase 2 and recommendations that Modern Slavery and Human Rights PEC can feed into its policy-focused work. This report (Report 1: Methods and Approach) focuses on the nature of the funded research portfolio on children in relation to population of interest, type of exploitation and geography within the UK, as well as methodology and approach employed, ethics and research limitations

Item Type:	Monograph (Project Report)
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Business (Including Economics) Schools > No Applicable School
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
Publisher:	Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre
Funders:	Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre, AHRC
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	4 February 2025
Last Modified:	17 Feb 2025 10:34
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/175919

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