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Record high 10,000 suspected modern slavery victims in UK, figures show

The number of suspected modern slavery victims in the UK has surged to a record high of more than 10,000 – up 52 per cent in a year, new figures show.

Home Office data reveals 10,627 potential victims of trafficking were referred to the UK’s framework for identifying modern slavery abuses last year, compared with 6,993 in 2018.

The figure has been increasing year-on-year, but the increase is considerably more stark than the previous year when it rose by 36 per cent.

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