More than 500 victims of trafficking detained in 2018, UK study finds

Hundreds held in detention centres despite guidance they should be housed and supportedHundreds of victims of trafficking have been locked up in detention centres by the Home Office instead of being looked after in safe houses and provided with a package of support, the first research into the extent of the problem has revealed.The report, carried out by the data mapping project After Exploitation using freedom of information responses, reveals that 507 victims of trafficking were detained in 2018 despite Home Office guidance that this group should not normally be locked up. Continue reading…
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