With this plan of action, the Government is paving the way for coordinated, coherent efforts to stop human trafficking and ensure that victims are helped and protected. The plan of action has been drawn up by the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion, the Ministry of Children and Equality, the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Health and Care Services, the Ministry of Justice and the Police and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Ministry of Justice and the Police has the main responsibility for coordinating the Govern- ment’s efforts to combat human trafficking. The work of preparing the plan has been headed by State Secretary Anne Rygh Pedersen.