Survivors of modern-day slavery ‘abandoned and risk being re-trafficked’
READ HERE Vulnerable people exposed to homelessness and traffickers after 45 days of governmental support ends, says report by Human Trafficking Foundation
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Five deny slavery charges at Oxford Crown Court
READ HERE A group arrested in police raids in Oxford have pleaded not guilty to slavery offences.
Trafficking arrests after girl hurt in M11 crash
READ HERE Three men have been arrested after a 15-year-old girl suspected of being a victim of people trafficking was found in a van that crashed on the motorway.
Hundreds of Nigerians illegally trafficked to the UK, says anti-slavery chief
READ MORE Hundreds of people from Nigeria are being illegally trafficked into the UK, where they face sexual exploitation or being forced into domestic servitude.
Three charged in Bolton trafficking and slavery probe
READ HERE Three people have been charged following claims a man was trafficked from Poland to Bolton and held as a slave for almost five years.
‘Oliver Twist’ children used in crime, warns anti-slavery commissioner
READ HERE School children in the UK are being used to pickpocket, shoplift and beg as part of criminal operations, the anti-slavery commissioner has warned.
British anti-slavery chief enlists Vatican in global pact to end slavery
READ HERE Britain's anti-slavery commissioner received the backing of the Catholic Church on Saturday for a campaign to push for a global pact vowing to eradicate slavery in the next 15 years.
Operation into suspected slavery offences leads to conviction
READ HERE A man has been convicted of forcing another man to work in exploitative and abusive conditions in Southampton.
Historic Modern Slavery Act 2015 receives royal assent
READ HERE The Modern Slavery Act 2015 is the first of its kind in Europe, and one of the first in the world, to specifically address slavery and trafficking in the 21st century.
Modern Slavery Bill – Lords amendment rejected by MPs
READ HERE Bill to allow migrant workers to change employer will return to Lords after MPs voted by majority of 67 against adopting amendment