Laura has extensive experience working against the exploitation and trafficking of children, leading ECPAT UK’s research and policy work on trafficked children’s rights for over four years. Laura has authored various reports and represents ECPAT UK in government and civil society working groups, contributing expertise to enhance the UK’s response to child trafficking. She also leads on a number of international projects on responses to children in migration and preventing exploitation. Prior to this, Laura managed ECPAT UK’s capacity building program and trained thousands of frontline professionals on identifying and safeguarding potential child victims of human trafficking. She has worked directly supporting unaccompanied children in the UK and has over 10 years’ experience as an educator in public programs.
