More than 23,000 files were left open by the last government, says minister, with delays of up to four years in assigning victim statusThe Home Office has recruited 200 staff to clear a backlog of 23,300 modern slavery cases...
Read MorePeers say protections have been undermined by three immigration acts passed by the previous governmentLabour should restore protections for victims of modern slavery, which have been undermined by recent Tory immigration laws, a...
Read MoreChildren’s commissioner warns referral mechanism does not offer sufficient protection, after FoI data reveals scale of problemUK politics live – latest updatesThe children’s commissioner for England has warned...
Read MoreNew offences, laws and reforms across policing and justice system will be among plans outlined in king’s speechUK politics live – latest updatesDrug dealers who exploit children will face punishment under a new law...
Read MoreExclusive: Visas created hastily to solve labour shortages expose people to ‘hyper-precarity’ and exploitationVisas created hastily to solve labour shortages as a result of Brexit have put workers at greater risk of...
Read MoreDepartment has admitted that it hid the policy due to concerns about former PM’s reactionTheresa May is to confront the Home Office after it was found to have kept an “appalling” asylum policy secret, amid...
Read MoreRights groups welcome change to Braverman policy that denied support to people with criminal convictionsUK politics live – latest updatesThe Home Office has performed a U-turn on a policy to deprive some modern slavery...
Read MoreExclusive: exploitation in sector has soared with more than ten times as many potential victims as in 2021Modern slavery is surging in social care since ministers relaxed immigration rules to fill thousands of vacancies, with a...
Read MoreEnd of free movement of workers from EU has significantly increased possibilities of exploitation, care watchdog tells MPsPost-Brexit restrictions on the free movement of workers from the EU have contributed to modern slavery...
Read MoreCommissioner role was vacant for 18 months and is now set to be filled by former Boris Johnson advisorLabour has accused Suella Braverman of employing an inexperienced “Conservative patsy” as the UK’s...
Read MoreExclusive: Criticism comes after it emerged ministers took assurances from one previously slavery-linked firm on trustUK politics live – latest updatesCampaigners and MPs have warned that anti-slavery declarations made...
Read MoreCampaigners say rape and trafficking victims have been betrayed by the Tories’ failure to appoint commissioners to defend them Government ministers have “heartlessly” betrayed rape and trafficking victims after...
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