Trafficking in human beings is recognised as “the slavery of our times”, a severe violation of fundamental rights – as outlined in Article 5(3) of the EU Charter on Fundamental Rights - and a serious form of crime. In order to prevent this crime and to help those who have fallen victim to it, the EU recognises the need to detect and identify persons who have been subjected to trafficking and to offer them access to assistance, support and protection. Given the clandestine nature of trafficking and the many factors which may deter a victim from reporting the crime, victims can and do go undetected. For this reason, the EU has called upon Member States to set up “systematic approach (es) to victim identification, protection and assistance” including promoting “regular training for officials likely to come into contact with victims or potential victims of trafficking in human beings […] aimed at enabling them to identify and deal with victims and potential victims of trafficking in human beings”.1 Such officials include police officers, border guards, immigration officials, public prosecutors, lawyers, members of the judiciary and court officials, labour inspectors, social, child and health care personnel and consular staff.