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Independent Guardians soon to be in place in Northern Ireland
20 October 2016
Northern Ireland is one step closer to having Independent Guardians available to support and advocate for trafficked and unaccompanied migrant children in Northern Ireland following the passing of key regulations by the…
40% increase in possible trafficking victims referred for help in 2015
14 October 2016
A cross government report published this week has revealed that there were 3,266 potential victims referred to the national system for identifying and supporting victims of trafficking (NRM) in 2015. This is…
Anti-Slavery Commissioner calls for improvements in victim care and police response
13 October 2016
In his first annual report the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner has highlighted that there remain many areas in need of improvement in how modern day slavery and human trafficking is dealt with in…
UK system ’finds victims of modern day slavery, only to abandon them’ says NGO
11 October 2016
A new report from the Human Trafficking Foundation has followed up with 30 women who were receiving support from a trafficking support service, the Poppy Project when it had to close suddenly…
UK Government must do more to protect and support victims of human trafficking say experts
7 October 2016
In a report published today a Council of Europe Group of Experts (GRETA) has said that for all the positive aspects of the recent legislation there is still much that needs to…
Prime Minister launches new government task force on modern day slavery
1 August 2016
Writing in the Sunday Telegraph yesterday (31 July) the Prime Minister Theresa May announced that she is setting up a new cross- departmental task force to drive forward the fight against exploitation.
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