Written Question·Home Office·UIN 95433

Slavery

Tabled: 28 November 2025

Answered: 8 December 2025

Question

Jim McMahon

Labour (Co-op) — Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made on reducing the prevalence of modern slavery in the UK.

Answer

Jess Phillips

Modern slavery crimes are often described as “hidden” crimes: we know these crimes to be underreported and difficult to detect. For this reason, we do not know with certainty the true prevalence of the crime or the number of victims in the UK. It is a vic...

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