Belgrade, Serbia. Our directors Bernie Gravett and Colin Carswell have just presented at the 12th Interpol Global Conference on Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling for Expert Groups. Joining international colleagues from law enforcement and the private sector, Colin & Bernie shared their experience of being independent expert witnesses in over 200...
SPC are incredibly proud to have contributed to the recently published Special Hearing Report on Understanding the Risks of Trafficking of Children of Ukraine, led by the Council of Europe's Consultation Group on the Children of Ukraine. Russia’s brutal and unjust invasion of Ukraine has caused immense suffering, tearing families apart...
Friday 18th October marks Anti-Slavery Day, when we draw attention to victims of human trafficking and modern slavery around the world. Human trafficking goes on all around us and it’s too easy to ignore. Victims are often not recognised, or not believed. And all too often, the criminal justice system prosecutes...
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...
