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Research published in 2015, following the announcement of the government's 'Modern Slavery Strategy', [116] had estimated the number of potential victims of modern slavery in the UK to be around 10–13 thousand, [114] of whom roughly 7–10 thousand were currently unrecorded (given that 2,744 confirmed cases were known to the National Crime ...
In March 2020, released British police records showed that the number of modern slavery offences recorded has increased by more than 50%, from 3,412 cases in 2018 to 5,144 cases in 2019. This coincided with a 68% increase in calls and submissions to the modern slavery helpline over the same time period.
Slavery in the 21st century in the United Kingdom, institutional slavery that continues to occur in present-day society. Pages in category "Modern slavery in the United Kingdom" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
The number of suspected victims of modern slavery referred for help is up 15 per cent year-on-year
The Modern Slavery Act 2015 (c. 30) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is designed to combat modern slavery in the UK and consolidates previous offences relating to trafficking and slavery. The act extends essentially to England and Wales, but some provisions (for example, relating to modern slavery statements and cross ...
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Somerset v Stewart (1772) 98 ER 499 (also known as Sommersett v Steuart, Somersett's case, and the Mansfield Judgment) is a judgment of the English Court of King's Bench in 1772, relating to the right of an enslaved person on English soil not to be forcibly removed from the country and sent to Jamaica for sale.
The number of potential victims of modern slavery reached a record level, according to the latest official data. ... Some 74% of UK nationals referred into the system were children, while 91% of ...