NSPCC National Child Trafficking Advice and Information Line (CTAIL)
CTAIL is a specialist service providing information and advice to any professional working with children or young people who may have been trafficked into the UK
How to contact CTAIL
If you are a professional and you think a child may have been trafficked call CTAIL on
0800 107 7057 (Monday to Friday 9.30am to 4.30pm) or email
ctail@nspcc.org.uk .
If you wish to contact us outside these hours or you are a member of the public please contact the NSPCC on
0800 800 5000, email
help@nspcc.org.uk, text
88858, sign with
BSL video service or fill in the
online reporting form.
If you think a child is in immediate danger, call the emergency services on
999.
What happens when you call CTAIL? and other FAQs
To find out about the service provided by CTAIL, how we support professionals, what types of calls we receive and what happens after you contact us,
read our frequently asked questions about CTAIL.
CTAIL leaflets
Our series of leaflets provide information and advice to help professionals to identify and respond to a child who may have been trafficked.
Child trafficking is child abuse (PDF, 398KB)
Leaflet for all professionals explaining the reasons that children are trafficked and CTAIL's work.
Stop child trafficking in its tracks (health) (PDF, 447KB)
Leaflet for accident and emergency (A&E) and walk-in clinic staff covering the signs that a child may have been trafficked and offering advice on how to respond to concerns.
Stop child trafficking in its tracks (social worker) (PDF, 429KB)
Leaflet for social workers offering advice on what to do if there are concerns that a child has been trafficked.
CTAIL and the National Referral Mechanism (NRM)
CTAIL is a first responder so we can refer a child into the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), the UK process for identifying and supporting victims of trafficking.
Find out more about the National Referral Mechanism.
CTAIL response to call for evidence
Read the
NSPCC response to All Party Parliamentary Group for Runaway and Missing Children and Adults (PDF, 519KB)
Child trafficking
For information on how to identify a trafficked child, news and current developments on research, policy and practice, key publications, legislation and procedures,
visit our child trafficking topics page.
If you are a professional and you think a child may have been trafficked contact CTAIL for information and advice
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