Home Office

Home Office refers to the government department responsible for immigration, law and order, and security in the United Kingdom. The Home Office is responsible for a wide range of policies and services, including visas and immigration, crime prevention, national security, and emergency response. The Home Office plays a crucial role in shaping the social and political landscape of the UK, and its decisions have significant implications for millions of people both within and outside the country.

 

Home Office makes modern slavery an illegal immigration issue in ‘highly regressive’ move
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Home Office makes modern slavery an illegal immigration issue in ‘highly regressive’ move

The Home Office has reclassified modern slavery as an immigration issue instead of a safeguarding concern in what Hope for Justice describes as a “highly regressive” move. It follows claims from the Home Secretary last week that modern slavery laws are being abused and “derailing the UK’s policy on illegal migration.” The Home Office has…

U.K. takes alarming decision to classify modern slavery as immigration issue
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U.K. takes alarming decision to classify modern slavery as immigration issue

The U.K. Home Office has taken the shocking decision to remove modern slavery from the remit of the safeguarding minister and place it under the immigration minister’s brief, classed as an “illegal immigration and asylum” issue. The U.K. is not prioritizing modern slavery Treating modern slavery as an immigration issue not only ignores domestic victims…

I’m a survivor of child human trafficking but the Home Office doesn’t believe me
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I’m a survivor of child human trafficking but the Home Office doesn’t believe me

‘I’m going to send you to go give something to your uncle.’ This is what my dad told me one day when I was 13. It was the school summer holidays and I was living with my family in a small town in West Africa at the time. My uncle lived in the city, but…

Government prepared to block modern slavery survivors to prevent ‘bogus’ claims
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Government prepared to block modern slavery survivors to prevent ‘bogus’ claims

Difficulty in disclosing and proving one’s exploitation is a major stumbling block for victims of trafficking. Many people are not capable of communicating their situation until well after they’ve entered the UK. Critics of the NRM see this as proof they are lying. This scepticism is reflected in the language of Part 5 of the…

Number of trafficking victims detained in prison-like settings triples
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Number of trafficking victims detained in prison-like settings triples

A new report exposes damning evidence: the U.K. government is locking up trafficking victims with the number tripling in the last four years. Immigration detention is inhumane Detention of trafficking survivors is inhumane and risks seriously exacerbating survivors’ existing trauma, contributing to severe mental health issues and increasing the risk of suicide. The UN Special…

Farron: Migration has to be part of the solution to the labor shortage Pipa News
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Farron: Migration has to be part of the solution to the labor shortage Pipa News

By Tim Farron If we want to see economic growth, a good place to start is by addressing the labor shortage. I am glad that there appears to be – at least from the media headlines – some recognition by the Prime Minister that migration must be part of the solution. These shortfalls are visible…

How Priti Patel harmed survivors by conflating modern slavery and immigration
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How Priti Patel harmed survivors by conflating modern slavery and immigration

In her time as U.K. Home Secretary, Priti Patel consistently conflated immigration and modern slavery. She claimed that efforts to stop people from coming to the U.K. to live were necessary to fight human trafficking. In public statements, she accused people on the move of abusing the modern slavery protection system.   The result? The…

Spotlight on forced labor fashion as Fashion Weeks underway
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Spotlight on forced labor fashion as Fashion Weeks underway

Fashion Weeks are hitting the runway around the world, but what lies beneath the veneer of glamor? Rampant exploitation of garment workers The fashion industry relies on the exploited labor of workers around the world who make billions of garments every year, the majority of which end up in landfill, for little or no pay…