Category: News
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New data: Majority of trafficking claims found to be ‘positive’ after reconsideration
78% of challenged trafficking claims later found in favour of claimant 81% of reconsidered claims at initial ‘Reasonable Grounds’ stage are later positive, meaning potential survivors who should have been granted safe housing and support may have faced delays in getting help Charities condemn anticipated impact of ‘New Plan for Immigration’ on modern slavery survivors, claiming changes will make […]
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Joint statement on detention changes
Joint statement regarding changes to the detention of vulnerable people, made without Parliamentary scrutiny, which specialist organisations predict will result in more trafficking victms being held behind bars: “We are deeply concerned by imminent changes to detention policy – due to become law on 25 May – which will increase the number of modern slavery survivors locked […]
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MPs have #30DaystoAct for detained trafficking victims
Stealth legislation grants new powers to detain victims “on even wider scale” o Under new policy, passed without debate, people recognised by the Home Office as ‘potential trafficking victims’ will still be liable for detention as a result of their immigration status o Home Office acknowledges increase in detained trafficking victims “may be an effect” of new policy passed through Parliament without scrutiny o Parliament’s Secondary Legislation […]
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Survivors behind bars: Nearly 3,000 potential trafficking victims detained since 2019
Data obtained from the Home Office, via Freedom of Information (FOI) by After Exploitation and Women for Refugee Women, illustrates continued, wide-scale detention of potential and recognised trafficking victims in prison-like settings. Since 1st January 2019 – 30th September 2020, the Home Office detained: 2914 potential victims, who have a right to “assistance and support” […]
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Victory! Home Office data refusal is overturned
· Home Office rejected Freedom of Information (FOI) request by NGO, After Exploitation, asking for immigration outcomes facing trafficking survivors · Director of After Exploitation, Maya Esslemont, was represented by lawyers at the Campaign For Freedom of Information at a virtual hearing on 14 December 2020. The Home Office provided two expert witnesses for proceedings. · The Home Office refused to […]
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Campaign news: Government “does not back” end to detention of trafficking victims. Rejects calls for 12 months’ victim support.
This week, we are saddened by the Government’s response to our Anti Slavery Day joint letter, supported by more than 50+ experts by experience, academics, NGOs and law firms. The coalition of advocates called on Government to back provisions in the Modern Slavery (Victim Support) Bill, which would guarantee all human trafficking survivors a minimum […]
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Anti Slavery Day: 50+ experts call for end to harms facing survivors
This letter was first published on the Thomson Reuters Foundation website, led by After Exploitation and supported by over 50 experts in law, academia, and front-line support.. Dear Prime Minister, We, the undersigned, are advocates, researchers, and experts by experience challenging the impact of modern slavery through our work. This Anti Slavery Day, we write […]
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Hidden Futures: UK MPs and Lords misled on trafficking data “25 times” since Modern Slavery Act
A new report by After Exploitation highlights the “routine” denial and supression of modern slavery data by Government. Hidden Futures: How Data Denial Threatens the Fight Against Slavery highlights how repeated refusals to share data on the UK’s slavery response has allowed the detention and deportation of trafficking victims to continue without political challenge. Drawing […]
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After Exploitation data shows 1 in 5 potential slavery victims “identified but not referred for support”
New data obtained by After Exploitation reveals that 1 in 5 (19%) potential slavery victims identified by UK authorities are not referred into the framework designed to provide them with legal assistance, counselling and safe housing. 4,355 potential slavery victims were identified in a four-month period last year, but 1 in 5 (19%, n = […]
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After Exploitation data shows 1,256 potential trafficking victims detained last year
1,256 potential victims of modern slavery and human trafficking were held in prison-like settings under Immigration Powers last year, according to newly-released Home Office data. · At least 1,256 potential slavery victims were held in prison-like settings in 2019 due to their immigration status, according to new FOIs secured by After Exploitation · Charities argue detention safeguards are “still failing” […]
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