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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
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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
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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
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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
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Over Christmas, we supported Maria* as she travelled home to Romania to give evidence against the traffickers who had taken her to the UK and forced her into sexual exploitation. With… Read More
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How to shop ethically this Christmas: A buyer’s guide to fighting modern slavery in the festive season This week, the BBC has shone more light on the appalling plight of… Read More
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Press Release: 18 October 2020 Justice and Care and a coalition of human rights organisations have written an open letter calling on the government to support two proposed laws that… Read More
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Exactly nine years ago I marked my first Anti-Slavery Day, having been invited to a number of events by its founder Anthony Steen including a reception at 10 Downing Street. … Read More
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Last week the Home Office published its latest quarterly statistics on the number of slavery victims entering what is known as the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) – a system for… Read More
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A debate is raging about whether it was right to tear down Edward Colston’s statue in Bristol, and whether other statues should face the same treatment. Today the Mayor of… Read More