2019 UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery

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There has been a continued uplift in operational activity to tackle modern slavery, involving a range of law enforcement agencies. Monthly operational data shows that in June 2019, there were over 1,479 active law enforcement investigations, compared with 188 in November 2016. This has been complemented by increased training for frontline police officers on the signs of modern slavery and improved operational intelligence on the nature of slavery. Home Secretary Priti Patel: ‘I will not stop until slavery is truly consigned to the history books’