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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 “adult-focused ...

19 Apr 2022 at 01:25

NHS 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 the NHS from using products and services involving any ...

22 Apr 2022 at 19:25

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

22 Apr 2022 at 15:55

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

Vulnerable man made to live in horse box and squalid shed for years

A man with a “very low” IQ of 59 was made to live in a horse box, a disused caravan and a cramped 6ft shed for 40 years, a court has heard. The vulnerable victim was used and exploited during that period by his “boss” Peter ...

04 Feb 2022 at 15:25

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 the city’s ...

30 Aug 2022 at 13:45

Traffickers will escape justice if victims treated like criminals, charity warns

Leaving survivors of human trafficking and modern slavery in legal limbo over their immigration status risks undermining successful prosecutions, a victims’ charity has warned. Hope for Justice warned people rescued ...

22 Jun 2022 at 17:08

Cyclist left with ‘great memories’ as Anti-Slavery Day ride comes to an end

A British cyclist has been left with “great memories” as he prepares to complete a cycling tour of football clubs on the east coast of America to raise awareness of modern slavery and human trafficking for ...

18 Oct 2022 at 08:00

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 ...

14 Sept 2022 at 12:27

Cyclist set to complete 35-hour London football club ride

An avid cyclist is set to complete a 35-hour ride around all 18 professional London football clubs to raise awareness for modern slavery and human trafficking in sport. Gordon Miller, who regularly ...

03 Dec 2022 at 10:04

Church slave trade links report prompts £100m funding to ‘address past wrongs’

A report into the Church of England’s investment fund’s “shameful” historic links to transatlantic slavery has prompted it to announce £100 million of funding for a programme of investment, ...

10 Jan 2023 at 12:57

Apology from CofE fund boss at exhibition exploring historic links with slavery

The chief executive of the Church Commissioners for England has apologised for the body’s “shaming” links to transatlantic chattel slavery while speaking at an exhibition featuring ...

31 Jan 2023 at 15:42

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