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PC&PE; A ‘cancer’ in our society |
The Public Accounts Committee finds Government still lacks data & systems to properly understand the crime, its victims & perpetrators - or how much money it spends tackling modern slavery. The Home Office introduced an ambitious Modern Slavery Strategy in 2014, but it has taken too long to learn what works in the system, to understand the complexities of the crime and to turn the strategy & the Modern Slavery Act into an effective & co-ordinated approach across government. Government does not yet have the data or systems to understand the crime, the demographics & circumstances of the victims and the perpetrators, making the digitisation of the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) a priority. |
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PC&PE: Modern Slavery - co-ordinated action critical to helping victims LGA responds to modern slavery report Modern slavery strategy - GOV.UK Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner Security Ministers commit to tackling modern slavery worldwide Commonwealth countries unite to stamp out human trafficking and child exploitation Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration 5 reports ~ LGA responds to National Crime Agency figures on modern slavery International human trafficking operation saves 39 from sexual exploitation Widening the fight against modern slavery LGA: Public 'the first line of defence' to tackle modern slavery amid rise in potential victims |