A Conservative Peer has urged UK Ministers not to undermine support and protections for victims of modern slavery through controversial immigration proposals currently before parliament.

Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly have voted to give confirmed victims of human trafficking long-term support of 12 months

UK Government immigration proposals are set to erode rights and protections afforded to victims of human trafficking and modern slavery

The number of suspected victims of modern slavery in the United Kingdom has risen to the highest level in more than a decade, figures from the government show.

Ukrainian citizens fleeing the conflict in their country are at “acute risk of exploitation” by human traffickers, campaigners have warned.

CARE has welcomed two commitments designed to improve the lives of human trafficking victims in NI but urged the government to go further.