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| MSPs lobbied by charity ahead of human trafficking debate | MSPs lobbied by charity ahead of human trafficking debate |
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| MSPs are to be lobbied by a charity ahead of a final debate on legislation to tackle human trafficking. | MSPs are to be lobbied by a charity ahead of a final debate on legislation to tackle human trafficking. |
| ECPAT UK, which campaigns to protect children from trafficking and transnational abuse, wants the law to be as "robust as possible". | |
| It has backed an amendment which would ensure children who are trafficked by their own parents are assigned an independent guardian. | It has backed an amendment which would ensure children who are trafficked by their own parents are assigned an independent guardian. |
| If passed, the new law will establish a single offence of human trafficking. | If passed, the new law will establish a single offence of human trafficking. |
| The Scottish government's Human Trafficking and Exploitation Bill will also increase the maximum penalty for offenders to life imprisonment. | The Scottish government's Human Trafficking and Exploitation Bill will also increase the maximum penalty for offenders to life imprisonment. |
| ECPAT UK will hand over a 6,000 signature petition - calling for measures protecting all children to be included in the bill - to the Scottish Parliament. | ECPAT UK will hand over a 6,000 signature petition - calling for measures protecting all children to be included in the bill - to the Scottish Parliament. |
| The charity's Chloe Setter said: "This is a landmark opportunity for MSPs to pledge their support for children, who are the most vulnerable of all to human trafficking. | The charity's Chloe Setter said: "This is a landmark opportunity for MSPs to pledge their support for children, who are the most vulnerable of all to human trafficking. |
| "We urge them to make sure Scotland's legislation is as strong as it can be to protect all children from exploitation and punish those who seek to abuse and enslave them." | "We urge them to make sure Scotland's legislation is as strong as it can be to protect all children from exploitation and punish those who seek to abuse and enslave them." |