Authorities blind to the hidden crime of human trafficking in the Capital

Posted by GLA Conservatives in BlogShare

Oct
14

• Just 36 of London’s 389 human trafficking cases have been identified by the Met this year
• Under-threat Met police human trafficking unit is ‘vital’ to clamp down on London’s hidden slavery cases
• Investigations could pay for themselves from recuperated proceeds of crime through specialist teams

There have been 1,057 potential victims of human trafficking* identified in the UK so far this year¹. London accounts for 39% of all cases (389) identified by local authorities, the Met and NGOs such as charities¹. Of London’s 389 cases, just 36 were picked up by the Met.

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Shadow City

Posted by GLA Conservatives in CampaignsShare

Oct
13

Andrew Boff asks Mayor why £500k was wasted on an alleged increase in trafficking which never took place during Olympics

Posted by GLA Conservatives in BlogShare

Jan
16

Andrew Boff, London Assembly Member will ask the Mayor why the Metropolitan Police was given half a million pounds in response to a misguided view that sex trafficking would increase during the Olympics.

Andrew Boff speaking before the London Assembly Policing Plenary said,

“Before the 2012 Games there was a great deal of hype around the idea that the Olympics would open the flood gates to sex trafficked women. Yet there was no evidence to support these claims. And now I have data that confirms that these fears were misplaced and there was no increase in prostitution or human trafficking*.

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