Phone and travel limits imposed on jailed pilot – BBC News
‘Restrictions on phone use and travel have been imposed on a pilot jailed for helping to smuggle four Albanian migrants into the UK.’
BBC News, 3rd March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: trafficking in human beings
Small boat smuggler who fled to Spain jailed – BBC News
‘A man who fled to Spain to avoid trial for smuggling people in small boats to the UK has been jailed.’
BBC News, 18th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Planned UK people-smuggling laws risk ‘criminalising’ asylum seekers, charities say – The Guardian
‘Keir Starmer’s planned people-smuggling laws risk “criminalising” hundreds of asylum seekers, refugee charities have said, after it emerged that people who refuse to be rescued by the French authorities could be jailed for five years.’
The Guardian, 30th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
New crime of endangering lives to target small boat crossings – BBC News
‘Endangering lives at sea is to be a new criminal offence carrying a jail term of up to five years as part of plans to tackle people smuggling, the Home Office says.’
BBC News, 30th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Counter terror-style powers to strengthen ability to smash smuggling gangs – Home Office
‘New counter terror-style powers to identify, disrupt and smash people smuggling gangs will be introduced as part of landmark legislation to protect our borders.’
Home Office, 30th January 2025
Source: www.gov.uk
UK and Germany set out joint action for people smuggling law reform – Home Office
‘UK and Germany agree landmark plan to break the business model of people smuggling gangs, with Germany confirming intention for law change.’
Home Office, 10th December 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
Pilot of Channel inflatable loses bid to appeal against manslaughter verdict – The Guardian
‘A man convicted of manslaughter after four people died as he steered a boat across the Channel has lost his attempt to challenge his convictions and sentence.’
The Guardian, 11th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Couple steals £200k from slaves they put to work at McDonald’s restaurant – The Independent
‘A couple were caught running a trafficking scheme that managed six slaves working at a McDonald’s restaurant.’
The Independent, 1st October 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Modern Slavery Offences: Factors for Practitioners to consider – 25 Bedford Row
‘Practitioners will be familiar with defending in modern slavery cases where the s45 defence is advanced. This brings with it procedural, evidential and disclosure challenges from the timing of NRM referrals and receipt of conclusive grounds, to admissibility of various expert reports and potential third-party disclosure such as social services records.’
25 Bedford Row, 5th September 2024
Source: www.25bedfordrow.com
People smuggler jailed for stashing migrants inside motorhome – Home Office
‘A British national who attempted to smuggle 5 migrants, including a 5-year-old child, has been sentenced following a Home Office investigation.’
Home Office, 6th September 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
Hundreds of rogue employers targeted in illegal working crackdown – Home Office
‘Hundreds of rogue employers across the UK have been targeted by the Home Office during a nationwide weeklong intensive operation into illegal working.’
Home Office, 27th August 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
People smuggling ring jailed for cramming migrants in boot of car – Home Office
‘Members of a people-smuggling ring have been jailed yesterday after being caught cramming 2 Afghan migrants into a tiny car boot.’
Home Office, 23rd August 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
Sixfold rise in foreign care workers in UK complaining of exploitation – The Guardian
‘The number of foreign social care workers reporting that they are trapped in exploitative contracts has risen sixfold in the last three years, in the latest evidence of widespread abuse of migrants in the British care system.’
The Guardian, 19th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Judges have refused to save Shamima Begum. Labour should bring her back to the UK to face justice – The Guardian
‘Stripping her of her citizenship was a political act by a bullying home secretary. Keir Starmer’s government can right that wrong.’
The Guardian, 8th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Slavery victim wins payout as ‘others die waiting’ – BBC News
‘A vulnerable man kept as a slave for almost 26 years has won a “record payout” after his family sued the government for denying him adequate compensation.’
BBC News, 6th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Trafficking victims may be able to recover in UK in Home Office U-turn – The Guardian
‘Thousands of trafficking victims at risk of being forcibly removed from the country will now have their right to recover in the UK from the effects of exploitation considered after the Home Office settled a major case.’
The Guardian, 28th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Trafficking victims being turned down for compensation in ‘horrendous failing’ – The Independent
‘Trafficking victims are being turned down for compensation in a “horrendous and clear failing”, the anti-slavery commissioner has said, after new figures showed how few people can access support.’
The Independent, 23rd July 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Children missing from Home Office hotels likely to have been trafficked, report finds – The Guardian
‘Scores of asylum-seeking children are still missing from the UK’s Home Office hotels as a new report reveals that many are likely to have been trafficked.’
The Guardian, 17th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
People smuggler gets nearly a year extra time in jail for failing to payback over £65,000 of criminal profits in the Essex lorry deaths case – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Today (11 July 2024) at Margate Magistrates’ Court, Gheorghe Nica, 46, was ordered to serve a further eleven and half months imprisonment after failing to payback £65,157.65 which he was ordered to pay in a proceeds of crime confiscation hearing. All of the Confiscation Order monies recovered from Nica, which a Judge has determined is his available assets, will be paid by way of compensation to the families of the 39 victims.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 11th July 2024
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Home Secretary launches new Border Security Command – Home Office
‘Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has today set out the first steps to establishing a new UK Border Security Command (BSC).’
Home Office, 7th July 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
