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Within these houses the women will have access to counselling and advice from the relevant authorities, and will also have the opportunity to speak to the Immigration Service and Police about the traffickers that brought them here. It is hoped that this information will allow officials to gather intelligence on those who brought the women into this country for monetary gain and help disrupt trafficking networks. The Home Office has also published a new 'best practice' toolkit for those who deal with illegal immigrants and trafficking victims. The toolkit will help the Immigration Service and Police to identify victims and provide practical advice on how to deal with them appropriately. The Home Office is working closely with Eaves Housing, the Counter-Trafficking Steering Group and also by involving key organisations such as ACPO in order to bring together knowledge and expertise to deal with this important issue. Home Office Minister, Beverley Hughes said: "We outlined in the White Paper 'Secure Borders, Safe Haven' our commitment to supporting victims who have been forcibly exploited. The issue of trafficking individuals for the purposes of sexual exploitation is a complex and serious one. With the publication of this toolkit and the launch of this six month pilot, we hope to understand better the extent of this crime, the effects it can have on its victims and how we can do more to help them. "We need to strike a fair balance between maintaining effective immigration control and also caring for these women while they are in this country. With the introduction of these measures we will be able both to deal with them compassionately and assist in convicting the traffickers that brought them here. "The pilot project and the toolkit will help raise awareness of the problem of trafficking throughout the UK, and give those that are dealing with the victims of trafficking - chiefly police and immigration officers - the right guidance to provide the victims with the support and help they need." Tim Brain, Chief Constable of Gloucestershire and ACPO Spokesperson on Prostitution and Related Vice Matters, said: "The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) is pleased to support this important Government initiative. The trade in sexual exploitation across international borders stands condemned by the United Nations and it is right that the United Kingdom plays its full part in combating this new and pernicious crime. It can, however, only be effectively tackled as part of a multi-agency and international effort, and the toolkit and pilot project are important steps in developing that unity of purpose." Trafficking is being addressed at an EU level by the Government, through its involvement with the EU Framework Decision on combating the trafficking of human beings, and the UN protocol to prevent, suppress and punish trafficking. The Sexual Offences Bill, introduced into the House of Lords on January 28th 2003 proposes new, more comprehensive offences of trafficking for sexual exploitation to replace the stop-gap offence introduced by the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 of Trafficking in Prostitution. The new offences tackle the movement of people into, within and out of the UK for the purposes of sexual exploitation, and will carry maximum penalties of 14 years imprisonment. Beverley Hughes said: "By bringing all these provisions together, we will set in place a comprehensive framework of robust legislation and improved support that will enable us both to bear down on the perpetrators, who are often organised criminals, and provide a better response to victims." Notes to Editors: 1. Enforcement work against traffickers is led by Operation Reflex, the multi- agency response to organised immigration crime, which is led by the National Crime Squad and involves IS, NCIS, FCO, the Met and other forces. 2. There will initially be 25 places available in the pilot, on a "rolling basis". The assistance provided will include immediate short term accommodation within a safe environment, immediate access to health assessment, food, interpretation and translation services as appropriate. 3. The toolkit will be a public-access web-based document in order for it to be widely available to all practitioners and anyone potentially coming into contact with trafficking victims. http://www.crimereduction.gov.uk/toolkits 4. The Government introduced a new offence of trafficking for prostitution in the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, which came into force on 10 February 2003. The offence carries a heavy maximum penalty of 14 years which is comparable to drug trafficking offences. 5. Reflex was established two years ago as a multi-agency taskforce to co- ordinate law enforcement response to trafficking and smuggling of people and co-ordinate intelligence and operations against traffickers. 6. 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The Home Office is working closely with Eaves Housing, the Counter-Trafficking Steering Group and also by involving key organisations such as ACPO in order to bring together knowledge and expertise to deal with this important issue. Home Office Minister, Beverley Hughes said: "We outlined in the White Paper 'Secure Borders, Safe Haven' our commitment to supporting victims who have been forcibly exploited. The issue of trafficking individuals for the purposes of sexual exploitation is a complex and serious one. With the publication of this toolkit and the launch of this six month pilot, we hope to understand better the extent of this crime, the effects it can have on its victims and how we can do more to help them. "We need to strike a fair balance between maintaining effective immigration control and also caring for these women while they are in this country. 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