Cross-Party Group on Human Trafficking 17 May 2022 6.00 pm Minute Present MSPs Rhoda Grant MSP Bill Kidd MSP Jeremy Balfour MSP Ruth Maguire MSP Russell Findlay MSP Invited guests Andy Bevan, Chief Advocacy & Impact Officer, IJM UK Non-MSP Group Members Alison Raybould, The Salvation Army Andrew Brown, UN House Scotland Ann Hayne Anushya Kulupana Catriona MacSween, Scottish Guardianship Service Fil Capaldi Ella Higgins, UN House Scotland Emma White, Restore Glasgow Gari Donn, UN House Scotland Gemma Corbett Hana Shono, UN House Scotland Hannah Lawrence, UN House Scotland Jacci Stoyle Janet Warren Janice Wilson Jenny Olson Joy Gillespie, SOHTIS Lauren Agnew Linda Thompson (Women's Support Project) Michael Veitch, Care for Scotland Naya Koulocheri Pat Black, UN House Scotland, Soroptimists International Rebecca Wallace 1 Stephanie Beard Steve Rawbone Apologies Katy Clark MSP Beatrice Wishart MSP Sarah Boyack MSP Stephen Healy, Police Scotland Iain Whyte, Iona Community Susan McKellar, The Scottish Women’s Convention Gordon Smith, Scottish Government Human Trafficking Team Katie Lang, Crieff Soroptimists International Adopt Minutes of the previous meeting Accepted Presentation on the work of International Justice Mission (IJM), their European Anti-Trafficking Programme and their response to the Ukraine crisis – presented by Andy Bevan Introduction to International Justice Mission – Andy Bevan - With a goal of protecting people in poverty from violence, International Justice Mission (IJM) partners with local authorities in 23 different countries in order to combat trafficking and slavery, violence against women and children, and police abuse of power. - The partnerships with local authorities aim to strengthen justice systems, rescue and bring restoration to victims, bring criminals to justice and scale the demand for protection in these areas.