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<p> </p><p>A dedicated Modern Slavery Unit has been set up in the Home Office to lead
and <br>coordinate cross-Government activity to stamp out this terrible crime. The
<br>Modern Slavery Unit currently comprises 13 members of staff and is responsible
<br>for a comprehensive programme of activity, which includes development of the <br>Modern
Slavery Bill, and management of the adult victim care contract. In <br>addition, one
member of staff has been seconded from the Foreign and <br>Commonwealth Office to
lead on international issues. There are also six members <br>of staff working on the
review of the National Referral Mechanism. This team is <br>independent of the Modern
Slavery Unit.<br><br>The Modern Slavery Unit is further supported by a number of staff
across the <br>Home Office who work on related modern slavery issues including child
<br>trafficking and the Gangmasters Licensing Authority. This is in addition to <br>the
operational caseworkers in UK Visas and Immigration, who are involved in <br>decision
making on individual cases.</p><p> </p>
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