Acesso reservado a funcionários da PJ. At the Law Enforcement Working Party (LEWP) meeting of 12 September 2014, the Presidency presented a proposal in relation to combating trafficking in human beings (THB), including a questionnaire (doc. 11181/14), which was also discussed during the LEWP meeting on 6-7 November 2014. Based on the Member States' replies to the aforementioned questionnaire, the Presidency prepared the Handbook on trafficking in human beings - indicators for investigating police forces.

A. Foreword. B. The criminal offence of trafficking in human beings in primary international legislation. C. Background for preparing the Handbook. D. Trafficking in human beings in Member States. E. Indicators of trafficking. E.1 Indicators of victims of trafficking in human beings. E.2 Indicators for the identification of perpetrators of the crime of human trafficking. F. Specialised investigative police offices. G. Special investigative tools. H. National action plans against trafficking in human beings. I. Police cooperation with third countries of origin of traffickers and trafficked victims. J. Conclusions and best practices to be implemented. ANNEXES. ANNEX 1: Main international legislation on the criminal offence of trafficking in human beings. ANNEX 2: The most recent European projects on trafficking in human beings.