substance abusers, lack of job availability, stigma from community and family members and pending court cases.193 110. Concurrently many remain pessimistic about the effectiveness of the treatment.194Budgetary constraints faced by relevant stakeholders persist to be a rationale for inadequate capacity, functioning of existing facilities, formulation of regulations and human resource constraints faced in providing treatment and psychosocial support for clients and their families. This situation is exacerbated by the lack of concrete efforts made by the state institutions to increase client capacity and to improve existing services. The committee may wish to ask the government 1. Work undertaken to implement Drug Act (17/2011) specially those provisions related rehabilitation and reintegration measures for children 2. Measures taken to increase access and availability of rehabilitation services to children specially those residing in islands 3. Measures taken to establish detoxification centers for female drug abusers. Trafficking in Children for exploitative purposes (Article 35) 111. Anti‐Human Trafficking Act (12/2013) was enforced in 2013. provisions of this legislation includes prevention of human trafficking, prosecution of perpetrators, prescription of harsh punishments as a deterrent, granting protection and assistance, and protection of victims and cooperating with local as well as international NGOs to combat trafficking in persons. Article 12 of the Act defines the act of trafficking in persons, which covers both domestic and transnational trafficking of persons. The offence of trafficking and exploitation, which is designed to capture, inter alia, servitude (including sexual servitude), slavery, and forced labour, forced begging, forced pregnancy, and organ removal is stipulated in Article 13 of this Act. Article 14 of the Act defines the offence of child trafficking and prohibits all forms of conduct covered under Articles 12 and 13 of the Act. There is a presumption in the Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Act that no child below the age of 18 can consent to any conduct prohibited under the Act.195 The provisions related to human smuggling absent in this legislation is reflected in the current legislative agenda of the government. 112. The Articles 18, 19, 20 of Special Provisions Act to Deal with Child Sex Abuse Offenders (12/2009) (Law no: 12/2009), stipulate offences of child prostitution, forced child prostitution, the use and forced use of children in the production of pornographic material, and sexual exploitation of children. 113. The government is yet to endorse all the procedures required under Anti‐Human Trafficking Act; namely procedure on victim identification, case management of potential victims, providing protection to potential victims, identification on areas of protection, and completion of services to victims. It is imperative to note that prompt endorsement of these procedures would facilitate speedy implementation of this Act. Time frame specified in this Act to endorse these regulations/standards has elapsed. 114. Anti‐Human Trafficking oversight committee to combat human trafficking was established, as specified in the Anti‐Human Trafficking Act. This Committee is mandated to advice the President, formulate programs at national level, monitor the implementation of policies and programs, provide Page 27 of 39