Trafficking
Under s.2 Modern Slavery Act 2015, arranging or facilitating the travel of another person with a view to their exploitation, including sexual exploitation, forced labour, slavery, servitude, or organ harvesting.
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Section 2 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 makes it an offence to arrange or facilitate the travel of another person ('V') with a view to V being exploited. It is irrelevant whether V consents to the travel, whether V is an adult or a child. A person may arrange or facilitate the travel in particular by recruiting V, transporting or transferring V, harbouring or receiving V, or transferring or exchanging control over V.
A person arranges or facilitates V's travel with a view to exploitation only if they intend to exploit V (in any part of the world) during or after the travel, or they know or ought to know that another person is likely to exploit V during or after the travel — meaning the offence can be committed by intermediaries as well as by the person who ultimately exploits the victim.
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