# Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA, Article 13: General provisions on assistance, support and protection measures for child victims of trafficking in human beings

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Child victims of trafficking in human beings shall be provided with assistance, support and protection. In the application of this Directive the child’s best interests shall be a primary consideration.
2. Member States shall ensure that, where the age of a person subject to trafficking in human beings is uncertain and there are reasons to believe that the person is a child, that person is presumed to be a child in order to receive immediate access to assistance, support and protection in accordance with Articles 14 and 15.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2011/36/article/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2011-36/article-13
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