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Undocumented Workers: Human Trafficking

Asked by Chris LawScottish National PartyHome OfficeTabled Answered 11 November 2025UIN 87347

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who were detained in illegal working raids were entered into the National Referral Mechanism in the last 12 months.

Answered by Alex Norris

Immigration Enforcement made 2,809 referrals to the National Referral Mechanism and 429 Duty to Notify reports in 2024. Modern slavery: National Referral Mechanism and Duty to Notify statistics UK, end of year summary 2024 - GOV.UK. We are unable to provide data on how many of these referrals followed an illegal working visit.

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