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After Exploitation data shows 1 in 5 potential slavery victims “identified but not referred for support”

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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 = … Continue reading After Exploitation data shows 1 in 5 potential slavery victims “identified but not referred for support”

Analysis: Non-EU trafficking claims rejected “five times more” than UK nationals’

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New analysis by After Exploitation finds that the UK’s modern slavery framework rejects nearly five times more trafficking claims from non-European Union nationals than it does Brits. Our briefing examines the statistics, and explores the challenges facing ‘rejected’ survivors during the pandemic. This month, a widely-reported data release by Government revealed that a staggering 10,627 … Continue reading Analysis: Non-EU trafficking claims rejected “five times more” than UK nationals’

Victim Support (Modern Slavery) Bill: After Exploitation welcomes calls for data transparency

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After Exploitation are pleased to join the Free For Good campaign, which has played a vital role in supporting Lord McColl’s Modern Slavery (Victim Support) Bill. The proposed law and would provide victims of modern slavery with a minimum of 12 months’ support, and guaranteed protection from deportation or detention within that time. The Bill … Continue reading Victim Support (Modern Slavery) Bill: After Exploitation welcomes calls for data transparency

Open letter: Government must release data on slavery

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More than 30 organisations have signed an open letter and petition, asking the UK government to publish vital data on what happens to human trafficking victims. We ask that the UK Government release data on victims of human trafficking and slavery Human trafficking is recognised as a serious criminal offence, which often leaves survivors with … Continue reading Open letter: Government must release data on slavery

Open letter: NGOs call for data transparency and “reconsideration” of Home Office trafficking and detention decision-making

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Our letter, published in Indy Voices today: We are deeply concerned by the Government’s response to a new report outlining the detention of 507 potential victims of human trafficking in 2018 alone.[1] Last week the Minister of State for Immigration, Caroline Nokes MP, clarified that “479 [potential victims of trafficking] received a positive decision on reasonable … Continue reading Open letter: NGOs call for data transparency and “reconsideration” of Home Office trafficking and detention decision-making