The Home Secretary has signed a “landmark” deal with Iraq to crack down on people smuggling and boost border security. Yvette Cooper made the “world-first security” agreement with Federal Government
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A total of 90 asylum-seeking children who went missing from Home Office-run hostels have still not been found, a minister has told Parliament. The update was given by Lord Hanson
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A commitment to clear a backlog of tens of thousands of modern slavery cases within two years must be accompanied by wider changes to ensure victims are supported, a charity
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Calls made to an anti-slavery helpline have reached a record high, with the number of potential victims in the care sector rising by almost a third and the first suspected
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The number of potential victims of modern slavery referred into the system reached a record level last year, with referrals for women and children both at all-time highs. Some 17,004
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A man has been jailed along with his parents after his wife was forced to take medication and doused with a corrosive substance, leaving her in a persistent vegetative state
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The new Anti-Slavery Commissioner has said her budget will be cut by 5% annually as she acknowledged modern slavery and human trafficking is “no longer the priority that it was”
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Five Britons were victims of alleged widespread sexual abuse and torture by a formerly renowned Nigerian preacher, it has been reported. Evidence of rape and forced abortions, as well as
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The number of potential victims of modern slavery indicated in the care sector is expected to have risen again for 2023, a former anti-slavery commissioner has said. Dame Sara Thornton
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The fight against human trafficking appears to no longer be a Government priority as it instead focuses on irregular migration, MPs have warned. This approach has led to some UK
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