§ Mr. SimmondsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps his Department has taken to combat trafficking of people into Britain from(a) China and (b) the Far East. [158327]
§ Beverley HughesThe Government is committed to tackling the crime of human trafficking in all its guises, and operates an intelligence led approach to the policing of human trafficking. Reflex, a UK wide multi-agency taskforce to combat organised immigration crime,
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Region Application Start Date SIA licence required from Estimated number of door supervisors
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 March 2004 4 June 2004 2,883 South West 1 June 2004 23 August 2004 7,742 Wales 14 June 2004 6 September 2004 4,380 Midlands 5 July 2004 18 October 2004 12,410 North West 9 August 2004 15 November 2004 10,589 North East 6 September 2004 13 December 2004 11,732 East 4 October 2004 3 January 2005 7,511 South East 25 October 2004 28 February 2005 19,366 London 3 January 2005 11 April 2005 11,272 which includes people trafficking and smuggling, was established in 2000. At present, Reflex has a number of operations focused on disrupting organised Chinese, Far Eastern and other criminal gangs some of which involves close liaison with our European partners and source countries.