Metropolitan Police Human Trafficking Team

EDM number 2172 in 2008-09, proposed by Timothy Farron on 27/10/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Crime and Immigration.

That this House applauds the excellent work that the Metropolitan Police Human Trafficking Team has done to combat human trafficking in Britain; believes the team, which is specially trained in this field, is essential to the fight against human trafficking; recognises that with the upcoming Olympics, London could become even more of a magnet for traffickers because experience shows that where a large number of people gather there is an increased demand for sexual services, so a special police unit dedicated to combating the trade to provide these services will be extremely important; is extremely concerned that the team lacks funding and is threatened with closure; and further believes the team should not be disbanded as this would exacerbate the problem of human trafficking into Britain.

This motion has been signed by a total of 34 MPs.