Category: Modern slavery

Home Office U-turns on policy to restrict help for trafficking victims

Rights 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...

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Modern slavery ‘a feature’ of care sector in England since Brexit

End 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...

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‘Heartless’ government fails to fill two key human rights watchdog roles

Campaigners 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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Home Office ordered to change rules that restrict help for trafficking victims

Court rules all potential victims must be assessed for support, after policy disqualified people with criminal convictionsA high court judge has ordered the home secretary to change a key part of a trafficking policy introduced...

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