Work by Hope for Justice will initially focus on the issue in neighbouring Lancashire. But the regional office will take in referrals from Bolton and Bury, where appropriate. Paul McAnulty, the charity s UK and Europe programme director, said: Modern slavery is a global problem, but it is also a local one. The remedy for this abhorrent crime needs to be rolled out on a local basis. That’s why we first developed our now award-winning response to modern slavery, delivered by our teams who work in the community to ultimately put an end to human trafficking. Before now, the organisation has been focusing its efforts on the West Midland and West Yorkshire.