Home Office hires 200 staff to clear huge backlog of UK modern slavery cases
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Home Office hires 200 staff to clear huge backlog of UK modern slavery cases
More than 23,000 files were left open by the last government, says minister, with delays of up to four years in assigning victim status. The Home Office has recruited 200 staff to clear a backlog ...9 hours ago - United Kingdom -
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