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One expert says the many missed opportunities to identify and investigate links to exploitation demonstrates a lack of political will to tackle the issue, despite strong rhetoric from the Government.
Two reports published by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons on Border Force-run facilities around the UK found staff are not uniformly carrying out necessary interviews to determine if detainees are modern slavery victims.
An unannounced inspection in September of facilities processing migrants arriving primarily via small-boat crossings also raised concerns about staff failing to report trafficking concerns through the modern slavery pathway, the National Referral Mechanism (NRM).
How the UK is headed for a perfect storm on human trafficking, according to author of The Truth About Modern Slavery sthelensreporter.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sthelensreporter.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
“Modern slavery” is the scourge of our times – a calling card for the prime minister, a priority for the National Crime Agency and an issue that has gained widespread attention from the media, civil society and politicians. But rather than offering a solution to the problem it seeks to name, modern slavery is a misleading way of talking about exploitation that may help create more problems than it solves. The term, which became popular in the.