A 14-year-old girl who was found in a holdall in a car boot in France was subsequently trafficked to the UK – despite officers passing her over to French police, a report has found.
UK Border Force officers had significant safeguarding concerns about the girl and handed her over to French border control, Police Aux Frontieres. However about a month later, the girl was taken clandestinely to the UK, HM chief inspector of prisons has revealed.