We welcome the joint action plan between the National Crime Agency and major social media companies to hinder organised immigration crime and urge the Government to persuade more social media providers to participate in action aimed at preventing trafficking and saving lives, though given the previous experience of the Committee in securing assurances from social media companies, the Government will have to keep on their case relentlessly. This consideration will have to be dealt with in the ...

We welcome the joint action plan between the National Crime Agency and major social media companies to hinder organised immigration crime and urge the Government to persuade more social media providers to participate in action aimed at preventing trafficking and saving lives, though given the previous experience of the Committee in securing assurances from social media companies, the Government will have to keep on their case relentlessly. This consideration will have to be dealt with in the Online Harms Bill currently before Parliament. (Paragraph 44) New measures to combat crossings Type: conclusion | Number: 11 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: The NCA welcomes the Committee’s support for the joint action plan. We are working closely with social media companies to prevent their platforms being exploited to recruit, communicate, and advertise organised immigration crime. The action plan announced in December has resulted in more than 1,600