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<p>Between 31 July 2014 and 31 July 2015, 849 contacts were made to the NSPCC-run
modern slavery helpline including 57 contacts made by potential victims themselves.
403 referrals were made to the police during the same period. Many calls to the helpline
are made by concerned members of the public rather than victims themselves and so
the number of potential victims is based on the information provided by a third party.
The helpline refers information to the police or social services if the operator believes
someone to be in danger or at risk of modern slavery.</p><p>From the 849 contacts
the NSPCC was notified of a potential 1,163 victims. Of those potential victims, 340
were reported as female, 530 were male and 293 were recorded as both or unknown. The
table below shows the breakdown of those potential victims by age group.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Age
group</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0-17</p></td><td><p>83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18-25</p></td><td><p>152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>26-35</p></td><td><p>114</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>36-45</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>46-50</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>51-60</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>61-70</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>704</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand
Total</strong></p></td><td><p>1163</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Home Office
does not maintain a record of how many potential victims were subsequently found or
referred to the NRM as a result of these contacts. However, all potential adult victims
who contact the helpline are signposted to The Salvation Army for support and referral
into the National Referral Mechanism, if they consent. Potential child victims are
referred to the NSPCC’s Child Trafficking Advice Centre for further action.</p><p>No
funding has been allocated for the NSPCC helpline for the financial year 2016-17.
Polaris, a US-based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), is establishing an enhanced
UK helpline in collaboration with a UK-based NGO, which will supersede the current
NSPCC helpline. The NSPCC helpline will remain in operation until the enhanced helpline
is up and running. Start up funding of up to £1 million has been provided by Google.org.
The new helpline is expected to be in operation later this year.</p>
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