{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/trafficking-people-for-exploitation-regulations-2013/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/trafficking-people-for-exploitation-regulations-2013/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2013/554",
  "legislation_title": "The Trafficking People for Exploitation Regulations 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/trafficking-people-for-exploitation-regulations-2013",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Protection of child complainants in criminal investigations",
  "text": "(1) This regulation applies where the complainant is under the age of 18 and without prejudice to regulation 3.\n(2) Without prejudice to the rights of the accused, during an investigation of a human trafficking offence, the relevant chief officer of police shall ensure that—\n(a) interviews with the complainant take place without unjustified delay after the facts have been reported;\n(b) interviews with the complainant take place, where necessary, in premises designed or adapted for the purpose;\n(c) interviews with the complainant are carried out, where necessary, by or through professionals trained for the purpose;\n(d) if possible and where appropriate, the same persons conduct all the interviews with the complainant;\n(e) the number of interviews with the complainant is as limited as possible and interviews are carried out only where strictly necessary for the purposes of the investigation;\n(f) the complainant may be accompanied by an adult of the complainant's choice, unless a reasoned decision has been made to the contrary in respect of that adult.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/554/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:01:30.606838+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}