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Human trafficking recent news12/6/2023 ![]() “More than a third are suspected to have been groomed and coerced – usually with terrifying threats – to commit crime, which can include carrying drugs in county lines operations, while scores more are believed to be victims of sexual exploitation. Iryna Pona, a policy and impact manager at the Children’s Society, said: “The record numbers of referrals show what huge problems modern slavery and exploitation are for all children, whether they are British or migrant children trafficked to the UK. Today’s figures show just how urgently this government needs to step up and address the long-term challenges facing each of the victims recognised as an NRM statistic.” “Since the Nationality and Borders Act was brought into force, survivors no longer have a guarantee of support even if they are recognised as trafficking survivors by the Home Office’s own decision-makers. Maya Esslemont, of After Exploitation, which monitors and analyses government trafficking data, said: “We are worried to see a rise in recorded modern slavery cases at a time when the circumstances of so many survivors seems uncertain. According to the new Nationality and Borders Act, support for trafficking victims is at the discretion of the Home Office. Home Office sources said no suspected trafficking victims who had been referred to the NRM were on that flight.Ĭampaigners have expressed alarm at the lack of support available for potential victims of trafficking. A recent charter flight to Albania on 4 August deported a mix of foreign national offenders and asylum seekers. The latest quarterly figures show 589 county lines referrals, the highest since this data was collected.Īlbanians have been a Home Office target for deportation. In 2021 there were about 500 of these cases each quarter. Many suspected child trafficking victims are exploited by county lines criminals. About half of potential victims reported exploitation in the UK, with the rest overseas. ![]() These cases include instances of labour and sexual exploitation.Īlbanians were the largest nationality group of suspected victims of trafficking, followed by British and Eritrean victims. In the April to June 2022 period there were 1,125 such cases, also the highest number since these records began in November 2015. While the numbers of referrals are at record levels, there are also a large number of potential victims who have chosen not to be part of the NRM.
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