Case No. UKUT-00227-(IAC)

There a number of indicators which suggest thata child may have been trafficked into the UK, and may still be controlled by the traffickers or receiving adults. These are as follows: A T THE PO R T OF ENT R Y The child: • has entered the count r y ille g ally; • has no passpo r t or other means of identification; • has false documentation; The sponsor: • has previously made m ultiple visa applications for other c hildren and/or has acted as the guarantor for other c hildre n ’ s visa applications; and/or • is kn o wn to h a v e acted as the guarantor on the visa applications for other visitors who h a v e not returned to their countries of origin on the expiry of those visas. WHILST RESIDENT IN THE UK The child: • possesses money and g oods not accounted for; • is malnourished; • is unable to confi r m the name and address of the person meeting them on a r r i v al; • does not appear to h a v e money but does h a v e a mobile phone; • rece i v es unexplained/unidentified phone calls whilst in placement / tempora r y accommodation; • has had their jou r ney or visa a r ran g ed b y someone other than themsel v es or their family; • is accompanied b y an adult who insists on remaining with the c hild at all times; • possesses money and g oods not accounted for; • exhibits self assuranc e , maturity and self- confidence not expected to be seen in a c hild of su c h a g e; • is withdr a wn and refuses to talk or appears afraid to talk to a person in authority; • has a pr e pared sto r y v e r y similar to those that other c hildren h a v e g i v en; • has a pr e pared sto r y v e r y similar to those that other c hildren h a v e g i v en; • exhibit s self-assuranc e , maturit y an d s e l f c on f i d e n c e no t expecte d t o b e see n i n a c hil d o f su c h a g e ; • does not appear to h a v e money but does h a v e a mobile phone; and/or • sh o ws signs of p h ysical or sexual abus e , and/or has contracted a sexually transmitted infection or has an un w anted pregnancy; • has a histo r y with missing links and unexplained m o v es; • has g one missing from local authority care; • is unabl e , or reluctant to g i v e details of accommodation or other personal detail s . • is required to ea r n a mini m um amount of money e v e r y d a y; • w orks in v arious locations; • Evidence of d r ug, alcohol or substance misuse; • has limited freedom of m o v ement; • appears to be missing for periods; • Le a ving home/care setting in clothing u n usual for the ind i vidual c hild (inappropriate for a g e , bo r r o wing clothing from older people); • is kn o wn to beg for money; • perfo r ms e x cess i v e house w ork c hores and rarely le a v es the residence; • is malnourished; • is being cared for b y adult/s who are not their parents and the quality of the relationship between the child and their adult carers isnot good; • is one among a n umber of unrelated c hildren found at one address; • has not been registered with or attended a GP practice; • has not been enrolled in s c hool; • has to p a y off an e x orbitant debt, e . g . for tr a v el cost s , before h a ving control o v er o wn ea r nings; • Phone calls or letters from adults outside the usual ran g e of social contacts; • Adults loitering outside the c hild ’ s usual place of residence; • Significantly older b o yfriend; • Accounts of social act i vities with no plausible explanation of the source of necessa r y funding; • P ersistently missing, st a ying out o v e r night or retu r ning late with no plausible explanation; • R etu r ning after h a ving been missing, looking w ell cared for despite h a ving no kn o wn base; • Missing for long period s , with no kn o wn base; • Placement breakd o wn; • P atte r n of street homelessness; • is pe r manently d e pr i v ed of a lar g e pa r t of their ea r nings b y another person; and/or • P ossession of lar g e amounts of money with no plausible explanation; • is e x cess i v ely afraid of being d e po r ted. CHILDREN INTERNAL L Y TRAFFICKED