SPC's Directors recently been in Strasbourg, in their capacity as Council of Europe Law Enforcement experts on human trafficking - presenting at the ‘CoE Consultation Group on Children of Ukraine’. Shortly after the full scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Europol warned of the serious risks of Ukrainian children, seeking refuge, being...
It's great to see those responsible for trafficking and exploiting one of our clients being convicted! Congratulations to Thames Valley Police for convicting traffickers in the 'County Lines' environment. It's still too rare and more needs to be done! However..... it shouldn't all be slaps on the back and praise all around! The...
This last week SPC’s Directors, Colin Carswell & Bernie Gravett, have been back in Kyiv, delivering training to staff of Caritas Ukraine, to support them in identifying victims of human trafficking. Part of the skills learnt was how to manage conversations with vulnerable people using a Cognitive Interview Technique, anchored...
This week we have been delivering CPD approved training to professionals who may wish to develop their careers as expert witnesses in cases involving human trafficking. The requirements and qualifications to be an expert, giving evidence in criminal court or immigration tribunals, is exacting - but you have to start somewhere!...
The war in Ukraine is no longer simply a news item! SPC Directors Bernie Gravett and Colin Carswell are humble and proud to have been working in Ukraine this last week supporting ‘Caritas Ukraine’. Having only met Caritas managers 6 weeks ago at the UNODC in Vienna, we committed to giving support...
This week, SPC Director, Bernie Gravett, has been delivering training to help combat human trafficking in Uzbekistan. The training, arranged by the OSCE, focused on identifying and combatting human trafficking in the hospitality sector. Over 2 days the 40 students from a range of national and international hotel groups, tour groups and...
Council of Europe human trafficking experts, CTN Directors Colin Carswell & Bernie Gravett, along with fellow experts Kathryn Baldacchino and Kamelia Dimitrova, have been supporting supporting the Council of Europe assist the Government of Malta draft it’s new Strategy and National Action Plan to combat human trafficking. More news on this...
SPC Director, Bernie Gravett, was the appointed human trafficking expert in a case of a Vietnamese male being found in a cannabis grow and prosecuted. There were significant indicators that the male was a potential victim of criminal exploitation: - The victim came from Nghe An Province in Vietnam, this...
We are really proud that following Colin Carswell and Bernie Gravett being appointed independent modern slavery experts in a case of murder, that their evidence was instrumental in the acquittal of 'RS' - the 16 year old accused. RS had historically been recognised as a victim of modern slavery through County...
We are thrilled to have been in Newcastle yesterday, successfully delivering our first bespoke training to legal professionals. Participants included criminal and immigration solicitors, lecturers from Newcastle University Law School and students from the St Mary’s University MA course in ‘Human Trafficking, Migration & Organised Crime’. The training drew on our...
