Tusla and Department of Children to meet with gardaí on new system to identify trafficking victims

Currently, only gardaí can identify victims of human trafficking.

Gardaí, Tusla and the Department of Children will hold a meeting “shortly” as the next step in the implementation of a new system to identify victims of human trafficking.

Currently, only gardaí can identify such victims. However, operational guidelines are currently being drawn up for a new national referral mechanism, which will allow other frontline agencies to identify those who have been human trafficked.