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Suspected modern slavery victims in UK ‘at highest quarterly level on record’

The number of suspected modern slavery victims in the UK has risen to its highest quarterly level on record, figures show. Some 4,171 potential victims of trafficking, slavery and forced labour were referred to the Home Office between April and June....

11 Aug 2022 at 12:13

Vulnerable man brought to work in UK ‘denied access to wages and clean clothes’

A vulnerable man brought to the UK was forced to work and hand over his wages, stripped of his passport and bank cards and denied showers and clean clothes, a court has heard. Latvian national Rolands Kazoks was kept in a house in Newport, South ...

28 Jul 2022 at 18:58

William and Kate to face protests and call for slavery reparations in Jamaica

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s Caribbean tour faces further protests with Jamaican campaigners accusing the Queen and her predecessors of perpetuating slavery. As the country marks its 60th anniversary, a coalition of Jamaican politicians, ...

21 Mar 2022 at 06:55

Immigration bill ‘massively detrimental’ for exploited children, charities warn

New immigration laws will have a “massively detrimental” impact on exploited children, who will be at greater risk of being unidentified, unprotected and penalised, charities have warned. The Government has been urged not to let an ...

19 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Record number of suspected modern slavery victims in UK

The number of suspected modern slavery victims in the UK has risen to its highest level in more than a decade, figures show. Some 12,727 potential victims of trafficking, slavery and forced labour were identified last year, up 20% ...

03 Mar 2022 at 11:55

NHS England to be banned from using supply chains linked to slavery

NHS supply chains carrying goods linked to slavery or human trafficking will be banned under a new law currently passing through Parliament. The Health and Care Bill amendment intends to ban NHS England from using products and ...

22 Apr 2022 at 15:55

School founded by slave trader Edward Colston to be re-named ‘Collegiate’

A school set up more than 300 years ago by slave trader Edward Colston is to be renamed “Collegiate”, its governors have announced. The Bristol private school, which was founded in 1710, announced in December last year it ...

26 Apr 2022 at 17:25

Slavery reparations campaigner ‘disappointed’ at royal Grenada trip cancellation

A slavery reparations campaigner has branded the Earl and Countess of Wessex’s “British oligarchs” and said he was “disappointed” their visit to Grenada was cancelled. Edward and Sophie postponed their trip to Grenada – ...

23 Apr 2022 at 20:55

NHS to be banned from using supply chains linked to slavery

22 Apr 2022 at 19:25

Archbishop of Canterbury backs removal of Cambridge slavery memorial

The Archbishop of Canterbury has said the Church of England is taking too long to remove a memorial to a man who funded the slave-trade. The plaque memorialising Tobias Rustat, who invested in the Royal African ...

09 Feb 2022 at 05:25

Scotland

Edinburgh councillors agree proposals to apologise for city’s slavery links

Edinburgh councillors have agreed to implement recommendations made in a report into the city’s historic links with slavery and colonialism. It will see a public apology issued to those who suffered through ...

30 Aug 2022 at 13:45

Scotland

Film exploring racism and slavery set for UK premiere and tour

A film by Barbadian-Scottish artist Alberta Whittle, which explores racism and slavery, will have its UK premiere next week fresh from the 2022 Venice Biennale. Lagareh – The Last Born will be shown at the ...

14 Sept 2022 at 12:27

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