To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether UK Border Agency staff assigned to juxtaposed controls at Eurostar terminals in France and Belgium have received training in the identification of suspected children being trafficked; and how many children have been so identified since the introduction of juxtaposed controls. (268710)

All Border Force staff are required to complete a learning package on human trafficking which will teach them how to identify potential victims of trafficking.

In October 2007, a separate learning package was launched to ensure that staff have the right knowledge to safeguard children. This was designed in partnership with other organisations and is compulsory for all staff regardless of grade or Department.

A number of staff also receive specialised training in interviewing children.

Juxtaposed controls were introduced at France and Belgium in 2004. Since then, UK Border Agency staff, at the juxtaposed controls, have identified 110 cases involving children and vulnerable adults (up to the age of 30 years) suspected of being trafficked.

These figures have been sourced from locally collated management information and do not represent National Statistics.