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

UK AUTHORITIES must “raise their game” in the fight against criminals perpetrating modern slavery, the head of an anti-slavery charity has said.

More assurances are needed that victims of modern slavery will not be places at risk by government immigration plans, a Conservative Peer has said.

A commitment by the government to 12 months of guaranteed support to confirmed victims of modern slavery has been cautiously welcomed by CARE.

Lord McColl has introduced his Modern Slavery (Victims Support) Bill for its First Reading in the House of Lords.

The 2021 Annual Report on Modern Slavery looks at data from October 2020 to end of September 2021 and shows an increase in child trafficking victims