{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-618/annex-I/article-6",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2006/618",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 24 July 2006 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women And Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime concerning the provisions of the Protocol, in so far as the provisions of this Protocol fall within the scope of Articles 179 and 181a of the Treaty establishing the European Community (2006/618/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-618",
  "path": "annex/I/article/6",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Assistance to and protection of victims of trafficking in persons",
  "text": "1. In appropriate cases and to the extent possible under its domestic law, each State Party shall protect the privacy and identity of victims of trafficking in persons, including, inter alia, by making legal proceedings relating to such trafficking confidential.\n2. Each State Party shall ensure that its domestic legal or administrative system contains measures that provide to victims of trafficking in persons, in appropriate cases:\n(a) information on relevant court and administrative proceedings;\n(b) assistance to enable their views and concerns to be presented and considered at appropriate stages of criminal proceedings against offenders, in a manner not prejudicial to the rights of the defence.\n3. Each State Party shall consider implementing measures to provide for the physical, psychological and social recovery of victims of trafficking in persons, including, in appropriate cases, in cooperation with non-governmental organisations, other relevant organisations and other elements of civil society, and, in particular, the provision of:\n(a) appropriate housing;\n(b) counselling and information, in particular as regards their legal rights, in a language that the victims of trafficking in persons can understand;\n(c) medical, psychological and material assistance; and\n(d) employment, educational and training opportunities.\n4. Each State Party shall take into account, in applying the provisions of this article, the age, gender and special needs of victims of trafficking in persons, in particular the special needs of children, including appropriate housing, education and care.\n5. Each State Party shall endeavour to provide for the physical safety of victims of trafficking in persons while they are within its territory.\n6. Each State Party shall ensure that its domestic legal system contains measures that offer victims of trafficking in persons the possibility of obtaining compensation for damage suffered.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2006/618/annex/I/article/6",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}