This report sets out the Scottish Government’s second review of the Trafficking and Exploitation Strategy, first published in 2017 and reviewed in 2020. The review sought to identify if the Strategy remained fit for purpose and reflected the policy and operational landscape associated with Scotland’s collaborative efforts to tackle human trafficking and exploitation.

Over a period of six months – October 2022 to March 2023 – the Scottish Government undertook an extensive programme of engagement to seek the views of a wide range of stakeholders on the current Strategy, the progress of work and achievement of the objectives set out within the Strategy’s Action Areas. This also sought whether changes are needed either to the Strategy itself or to the approach to implementation.

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