Official Statistics

Modern Slavery: National Referral Mechanism and Duty to Notify statistics UK, January to March 2023

Statistics on referrals to the National Referral Mechanism, for potential victims of modern slavery in quarter 1 2023.

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Potential victims of modern slavery in the UK that come to the attention of authorised ‘first responder’ organisations are referred to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM). Authorised ‘first responder’ organisations include local authorities, specified non-governmental organisations (NGOs), police forces and specified government agencies.

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Published 4 May 2023
Last updated 11 July 2024 + show all updates
  1. Updated 'Annex: analysis of modern slavery NRM referrals from asylum, small boats and detention cohorts'; the figures in sections 2 to 6 have been revised to reflect the figures and proportions in the graphs.

  2. First published.

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