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LOCAL WORKERS IN DUMFRIES QUEUE UP TO STOP CHILD TRAFFICKING  

Today at The Loreburne Shopping Centre, Dumfries staff and supporters from The

Body Shop  queued up to stop the sex trafficking of children  and young people and

protect victims found in the UK. 

They all gave their handprints to the Stop Sex  Trafficking  of  Children  and  Young

People  petition,  a  national  petition  spearheaded  by The  Body Shop and charity

ECPAT UK, calling for the UK Government to put the safety and wellbeing of young

victims of trafficking at the heart of their plans. 

The  petition  is  specifically  calling  on  the  Government  to  offer greater care and

protection  to child  victims  of  trafficking by ensuring every  child  is provided with a

guardian to look after them.

·      A system of guardianship  would mean that  every child victim of trafficking would

      have someone with parental responsibility to care and support them.

·      A  guardian  would  protect  each  child  and  prevent   them  from  facing  further

      exploitation and harm from their traffickers.

·      A guardian would  ensure that every child  victim  of trafficking would receive  the

      educational, medical, practical  and legal support they need to help rebuild their

       lives. 

Stacey Kerr, The Body  Shop Store Manager said,  “Children  from over  50 countries

are  trafficked  into the  UK on  a  regular basis  primarily for sexual  exploitation, so it

is happening on our very own doorstep!  Even if  they’re lucky enough to escape their

torment,   identified  trafficked  children  are often  left   without support  and  previous

research has shown over half  of  these children go missing from local authority care

and  are  never  found. 

Every  identified child needs to be  given a  guardian and protector, someone to take

parental  responsibility  for  them and who is  dedicated to making decisions on their

behalf.   

“We need  your  help  to stop  these vulnerable children from suffering any more. 

We are asking for the community of DUMFRIES to raise their hands to stop this

injustice  and  sign  our petition in  their  local  store  or  by  visiting  our  website:

www.thebodyshop.com/stop