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VICTIM/S IN THE UK

TACTICAL OPTIONS:

The information received indicates:

RECENT / ONGOING EXPLOITATION

The following tactical options should be explored, as a minimum:
• TASK LOCAL CHECKS ON THE GROUND*;
• RECORD INTELLIGENCE;
• CREATE ALERTS;
• SHARE DATA AND REQUEST (FURTHER) CHECKS IN ROMANIA;
• RISK ASSESSMENT – VICTIM;

*Data sharing between the two jurisdictions is achieved through requests of assistance sent via multiple channels for the purpose of developing investigations in the requesting country.
However, research commissioned by the IASC Office identified that, in the vast majority, the process of cooperation stops after basic checks (PNC, ID database, previous encounters with the law enforcement etc.) have been carried out in the national/local databases of the requested party, data is shared with the partners (subject to Data Protection rules) and the intelligence is recorded in the UK databases.
Unless immediate threat to a person is indicated in the initial request/intelligence report, there is little evidence to suggest that resources are being deployed for further checks on the ground or with the view of tasking the local police forces with the development of the information.
As discussed, although most of the requests of police assistance are sent with the view of obtaining any available data related to offenders/victims/criminal activities from a foreign jurisdiction, they are equally a valuable source of information which, unless otherwise stated, the receiving law enforcement agency could further developed and actioned in partnership with the requesting party.

RESOURCES:

According to the latest ANITP report*, in 2015 the number of Romanian victims has increased for the first time in the last 4 years, to 880 victims (compared to (757 victims in 2014).

• In 2015, 583 victims (66,3%) were females and 297 (33%) were males. A significant finding of the assessment is the large number of underage victims (316 victims).
• Sexual exploitation continued to be the most significant form of exploitation (498 victims or 56,6), followed by labour exploitation (180 victims or 20,5%) and exploitation through begging (69 victims or 7,8%).
• The most prevalent areas of origins (at county level) in Romania, amounting for over 60%, of the victims were Timis, Ialomita, Mures, Constanta, Brasov, Bucharest, Dolj, Arges, Vrancea, Iasi Galati, Botosani, Prahova and Dambovita.
• The majority of victims identified in 2015 were trafficked and exploited abroad (56,5%) an­­d the main modus operandi employed by the traffickers to recruit the victim was through the promise of employment opportunities abroad . In the same year, the most frequent counties of destination for the Romanian victims of human trafficking were Italy (with more than 12%), Spain, Germany, Denmark, United Kingdom (with 4.4%), France, Austria and Greece.

ANITP is the specialised agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MoI), in charge of developing, coordinating and monitoring the implementation of all policies and prevention measures in the area of anti-trafficking. This includes the protection and assistance of victims.

ANITP cooperates with non-governmental and inter-governmental organisations from Romania and abroad, with the view to providing assistance to victims, as well as raising public awareness on human trafficking and its consequences. ANITP is the national contact point for transnational referrals of victims, and provides support for transnational referrals of victims conducted by other entities (NRM).

ANITP has a national reach and operates through a Central Unit based in Bucharest as well as 15 dedicated regional centres (in Alba Iulia, Bacau, Brasov, Bucharest, Constanta, Craiova, Cluj Napoca, Galati, Iasi, Oradea, Pitesti, Ploiesti, Suceava, Timisoara and Targu Mures) and their responsibilities are carried out through multidisciplinary teams of police officers, social workers, psychologists and sociologists.

The following databases could be checked, via the channels of police cooperation, prior to a formal investigation:
• IDENTITY CARD DATABASE;
• PASSPORT OFFICE DATABASE;
• ROCRIS – ECRIS (PREVIOUS CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS);
• DRIVING LICENCE DATABASE;
• PRISON SYSTEM DATABASE;
• INTELLIGENCE DATABASE;
• INVESTIGATIONS – SPECIAL OPERATIONS;

The following databases could be checked in the UK, prior to or throughout the criminal investigation:
• Police National Computer (PNC);
• Police National Database (PND);
• Violent and Sex Offender Register (ViSOR);
• National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS);
• Forces Intelligence Unit databases;
• Fingerprinting Database (LiveScan);
• E-Borders database for the collection and analysis of passenger information;
• ACPO Criminal Records Office (ACRO) database;

The following alerts could be created via the Police National Computer (PNC) :
• Article 26: alerts for persons wanted for arrest for extradition purposes on the basis of a warrant;
• Article 32: alerts for missing persons who need to be placed under police protection or in a place of safety, including minors and adults not at risk;
• Article 34: alerts for witnesses or for absconders or subjects of criminal judgments to appear before the judicial authorities;
• Article 36: alerts relating to people or vehicles requiring discreet checks;
• Article 38: alerts relating to objects that are misappropriated, lost, stolen or evidence and are sought for the purposes of seizure;

See also:
College of Policing: Schengen Information System II
SCHENGEN INFORMATION SYSTEM (SIS II)

  A quick guide to Romanian documents

  Home Office: GUIDANCE for frontline staff on victims of modern slavery

  College of Policing: General Victim Profile

  College of Policing : Intelligence collection, development and dissemination

TOP HINT:

ROMANIAN PERSONAL NUMERIC CODE /Cod Numeric Personal (CNP): Each Romanian issued document, from birth certificate, contains a unique identifying number for the owner of the document, referred to as a CNP: Personal Numeric Code. The CNP is unique for each person. It is assigned at birth and never changes, except in cases of erroneous attribution, sex change or change of status from legal resident to citizen. The CNP does not change when a person changes their surname administratively or through marriage. For further information please visit RESOURCES : RESOURCES A quick guide to Romanian documents;

IF YOU KNOW OF ANYONE WHO IS SUFFERING
IN MODERN SLAVERY PLEASE CALL

In the UK: The Modern Slavery helpline
 0800 0121 700

In Romania: VICTIM HELPLINE
 +4021 313 3100