CAT/C/FIN/CO/7 Trafficking in persons 30. The Committee is concerned that victims of trafficking in the State party do not always receive adequate protection and recognition. It is concerned that the identification of and support provided to persons trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation is linked to criminal proceedings and that a recovery period is only granted to nationals and residents of the State party. In addition, it has been reported that foreign victims of trafficking are often swiftly removed from the State party without being offered assistance. The Committee is also concerned that law enforcement, immigration and other personnel who come into contact with victims of human trafficking lack systematic training and guidelines that would enable them to better identify and support victims (arts. 2, 10, 12-14 and 16). 31. The State party should: (a) Implement international and domestic anti-trafficking legislation and develop an integrated and coordinated counter-trafficking framework; (b) Take effective measures to prevent and eradicate human trafficking, draft guidelines and provide specialized training to law enforcement, immigration and other public officials coming into contact with victims of trafficking on identifying victims and on investigating, prosecuting and sanctioning perpetrators; (c) Increase the protection of and provide redress to victims of trafficking, including free legal aid, medical and psychological aid and rehabilitation, as well as access to adequate shelters and assistance in reporting incidents of trafficking to the police; grant a recovery period to all victims of trafficking and prevent the return of trafficked persons to their countries of origin whenever there are substantial grounds for believing that they would be in danger of being subjected to torture. Training 32. While noting the various forms of training provided to public officials, the Committee is concerned that training on the prohibition of torture is only provided to the Finnish Border Guard and not to all persons coming into contact with persons deprived of their liberty. It is also concerned that training of personnel in police prisons has been considered uneven by the Parliamentary Ombudsman, that information on the training of public officials is not collected in a systematic manner and that no assessments of training programmes are available. It is also concerned that training on the Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (the Istanbul Protocol) is not provided to all medical professionals and other officials dealing with persons deprived of liberty (art. 10). 33. The State party should: (a) Make training on the provisions of the Convention and the absolute prohibition of torture mandatory for all law enforcement personnel, in particular those coming into contact with persons detained in police detention facilities; (b) Collect information on the training of law enforcement personnel and public officials in a systematic manner and develop and implement specific methodologies to assess its effectiveness and impact; (c) Ensure that the Istanbul Protocol is made an essential part of the training of all medical professionals and other public officials involved in work with persons deprived of their liberty; (d) Put in place training programmes on non-coercive investigation techniques in line with the recommendations of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. 8