Identification of victims of trafficking

Setting up a formalised National Referral Mechanism which defines the procedures and roles of all frontline actors who may come into contact with victims of trafficking, in order to improve clarity and legal certainty, and applying the procedures to all victims of trafficking, including asylum seekers, regardless of the setting in which the victims are detected;

Harmonising the indicators and criteria used by the authorities and civil society representatives to identify presumed victims of trafficking

Improving the identification of victims of trafficking among asylum seekers, migrants and persons placed in detention centres

Reviewing the legislation limiting the time period for appealing negative asylum decisions with a view to leaving sufficient time for identifying victims of trafficking and ensuring the effective exercise of the right to judicial review