Recommendation 27

UNISON, Central England Law Centre, the Cavendish Coalition and FLEX provided written evidence which raised concerns about the risks of migrant workers becoming victims of modern slavery.73 The Home Office told us that it has modern slavery provisions in place to support affected people, and provides displaced workers with details of helplines.74 However, the National Audit Office report found the Home Office was not able to provide data on the number of referrals relating to people with a Skilled Worker visa. UNISON stated that immigration enforcement and lack of firewalls 64 C&AG’s Report, para 15 65 Q 51 66 IMM003; IMM0024 67 Qq 43, 60 68 Qq 10, 51 69 Q 60 70 Q 59 71 IMM0014 72 Home Office, Restoring Control over the Immigration System, May 2025, para 81 73 IMM0005, IMM0007, IMM0009, IMM0024 74 Qq 59-61 19 between departments has damaged the government’s work to tackle modern slavery, leaving victims facing deportation rather than receiving appropriate support.75 Tackling non-compliance with visa rules