New report on supporting adult survivors of slavery

The support currently provided to survivors of human trafficking and modern slavery is not meeting their needs, finds a new report by The Human Trafficking Foundation and their partners.

Among the report's key recommendations is that a positive conclusive grounds decision must carry status. At present, the conclusive grounds decision makes very little difference to a victim’s life in practice. Some victims even receive the decision that they have been conclusively identified as trafficked together with a letter telling them they have no leave to remain in the UK.

The report further finds that government-funded support ends abruptly, too early and that there is little information on what happens to survivors in the longer term. The current situation leaves survivors with little realistic opportunity to rebuild their lives, with some ending up destitute, vulnerable to further harm or even being re-exploited. 

Read the full report here