Human trafficking inquiry launched

Feb 9 2010

An inquiry into the scale of human trafficking in Scotland and the Government's response to it has been launched.

Baroness Helena Kennedy QC, the leader of the investigation, said it would also look at the sex trade and Government efforts to combat it.

Scotland is thought to have a proportionately larger problem with human trafficking than other parts of the UK, although there have been no prosecutions for related crimes - compared to around 100 south of the border.