Source · Select Committees · Home Affairs Committee
Recommendation 33
33
Deferred
Paragraph: 113
Police prioritisation of human trafficking and modern slavery offences remains unclear.
Conclusion
The National Crime Agency recognises Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery as a national threat; in consequence it should be a national priority. Yet it remains unclear the extent to which police forces prioritise the detection and investigation of human trafficking and modern slavery offences.
Government Response Summary
The government's response discusses current migration levels and work visas, deflecting from the recommendation that human trafficking and modern slavery be a national priority and that police force prioritisation of these offences be clarified.
Paragraph Reference:
113
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
34. As the Prime Minister has made clear, current levels of migration to the UK are too high. There were 335,447 work visas granted to main applicants in the year ending September 2023, 35% higher than in the year ending September 2022, and two and half times more (+150%) than prior to the pandemic in the year ending September 2019.