Britain has released a “dark figure” on modern slavery: 10,000-13,000 victims are thought to be scratching a living in the UK, around four times more than another recent estimate.
This is the first time a comprehensive survey on the scale of the problem has been carried out.
The new estimate comes from a review of police sources, the UK Border Force, charities and other bodies. It far outweighs last year’s figure by the National Crime Agency’s Human Trafficking Centre, which put the number at 2,744, including 600 children.
However, even the smaller estimate represents a 22 percent jump from 2013.
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