Letter to your MP: Nationality and Borders Bill Amendments
The key to securing more modern slavery and human trafficking convictions in the UK is through victims’ testimony and engagement with the police. Yet the Nationality and Borders Bill is… Read More
It’s time to kick the drug dealing cuckoos out of the nest
‘Cuckooing’ is an integral part of the criminal model run by the county lines gangs. As the name suggests it involves the gang taking over somebody’s home against their will… Read More
Climate Change and Modern Slavery
From today and over the next week, world leaders will gather for the COP26 conference in Scotland. Without firm action to reverse climate change is it becoming clear that millions… Read More
Slave Trade: On the front line
On 8 August 2021, Justice and Care were featured in the Sunday Times Magazine. Author and journalist Steve Boggan and photographer Andrew Testa spent weeks following the Met Police Modern… Read More
Slavery, trafficking and smuggling: What do we need to know?
Few days go past without mention of the migrant crisis impacting the UK, with seemingly dinghy boat after dinghy boat heading for the shores of Dover. Journalists and politicians use… Read More
Open Letter to G7 Heads of State and Government
Need for coordinated action by G7 leaders on Forced Labour 07 June 2021 Leaders representing half the global economy meet together this week as countries across the world are struggling… Read More
Child criminal exploitation is sweeping our country
Ben is a 14-year-old who found school difficult. He often skipped classes and got in with the wrong crowd. During that time he was targeted and groomed by criminals. They… Read More
New Plan for Immigration Consultation Response
Identifying and Supporting Victims of Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking On 24 March 2021, the Home Office issued a consultation document ‘New Plan for Immigration’ which aims to reform the… Read More
Six years on: Modern Slavery Act
A few weeks ago at Justice and Care we were called to help eight people found living as slaves in a shipping container in south east England. It was dark,… Read More
Slavery hasn’t gone away during lockdown
Year on year the number of slavery victims found in the UK has been growing exponentially with a 52 per cent increase from 2018 to 2019. Not in 2020. This… Read More