I cry at how modern slavery victims are treated by UK now – Jess Phillips
A Labour MP said the difference in standards to how victims of modern slavery are treated nowadays in the UK has made her cry, as she criticised housing people on
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Former PM warns Government immigration reforms will harm modern slavery victims
Theresa May has warned more people will be left in slavery in the UK by Government reforms aimed at deterring migrants from crossing the English Channel. The Conservative former prime
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Ex anti-slavery chief says describes failure to appoint replacement a year on as ‘deeply regrettable’
A former anti-slavery commissioner has described the failure to find someone to replace her as “deeply regrettable” and suggested there could be a conflict of interest with the Home Office
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Engage: Child sexual abuse – what the data tells us about perpetrators and victims
The government has announced plans to make it a crime not to report child abuse. As part of this, the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, has vowed to “stamp out” grooming
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Braverman pledges new legal duty to report signs of sexual abuse on people working with children
The Home Secretary has blamed “political correctness” for authorities failing to tackle grooming gangs, as she pledged to put people working with children in England under a new legal duty
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People smuggling gang including mother and daughter jailed
A gang of seven people smugglers including a mother and daughter has been jailed for bringing more than a dozen people into the UK using false documents. The four women
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Charities demand action over ‘child protection scandal’ after asylum-seekers go missing
Leading charities have called for an independent inquiry into how more than 200 asylum-seeking children have gone “missing” from Home Office hotels, describing the situation as “a child protection scandal”.
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Labour suggests pattern of young people being trafficked ‘into cannabis farms or prostitution’
Young people are being trafficked across the Channel to the UK and then “into cannabis farms or into prostitution”, Labour has suggested. Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper (pictured) said there
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Home Office investigating claims asylum-seeking children ‘kidnapped’ from hotel
The Home Office is investigating reports that dozens of asylum-seeking children have been kidnapped by gangs from a hotel run by the department, a minister has said. Conservative frontbencher Lord
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Stagecoach founder to ‘vigorously defend herself’ following human trafficking allegations
Stagecoach founder Dame Ann Gloag “strongly disputes the malicious allegations” made against her after being charged with human trafficking offences. A spokesperson for the bus company tycoon said she would
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