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NCA announces conviction of car wash bosses for their roles in people smuggling organisation through Europe
Two men who ran a people smuggling ring from Caerphilly. Money was lodged with Hawala bankers based in Iraq and Istanbul who would arrange and obtain funds from migrants travelling on particular routes.
G7 countries agree new plan to dismantle migrant smuggling networks aiming to strengthen border security, combat transnational organised crime, and safeguard vulnerable individuals from exploitation
Other measures announced in the plan include: sharing best practice, including disrupting supply chains that facilitate people-smuggling, such as small boat parts, seizing the illegal financial assets of criminals, and improving cooperation across global transport routes working with social media platforms and internet providers to remove harmful content that promotes illegal migration services or advertises fake job opportunities strengthening capabilities to monitor and anticipate irregular migration flows at both global and regional levels
NCA announces second arrest in its investigation into an organised crime network suspected of organising cross-Channel small boat crossings
The 25-year-old Iraqi national is suspected of being involved in planning the movement of migrants across Europe and into northern France, with their end destination being the UK.
Home Office updates the modern slavery statement registry to encourage UK companies to help the Govt’s efforts to tackle this crime
The changes will encourage businesses to upload their annual modern slavery statements in a timely way and support them to publish robust statements. Modern slavery statements help reduce the risk of forced labour being used in UK supply chains by increasing transparency and allowing consumers to make informed choices…
Home Office releases statistics on potential modern slavery victims referred into the National Referral Mechanism
The key results include: 4,524 potential victims of modern slavery were referred to the Home Office from Jan to Mar 2024, representing a 9% increase compared to the period from Oct to Dec 2023 (4,134) and a 5% decrease compared to the period from January to March 2023 (4,738) 73% (3,291) of potential victims were male and 27% (1,226) were female since the NRM began…
How slavery and human trafficking are growing issues in the UK and Internationally
Over the past 10 years, recruitment of victims has exploited social media’s availability, offering opportunity for traffickers to tempt and trick individuals into exploitative situations, significantly intertwining with various crimes…
Home Office issues Modern Slavery statement 2021 to 2022
The statement covers the progress ministerial government departments have made on implementing the ambitious goals set out in the modern slavery statement. Furthermore, the report emphasizes the Home Office’s dedication to continuously improving its efforts in eradicating modern slavery.
UK issues new Guidance on tackling modern slavery in the supply chains
The Guidance outlines actions that the contracting authorities should take when modern slavery is identified within a supply chain. It focuses on identifying and managing risks in new procurements, managing risks in existing contracts, action when victims of modern slavery…
Home Office on Modern slavery statement registry
The Home Office launched a modern slavery statement registry online, to provide a platform for organisations to share the positive steps they have taken to tackle and prevent modern slavery to enhance transparency and accessibility, by bringing modern slavery …