Slavery laws should be overhauled to stop asylum seekers 'gaming' system to ... trends now

Slavery laws should be overhauled to stop asylum seekers 'gaming' system to ... trends now
Slavery laws should be overhauled to stop asylum seekers 'gaming' system to ... trends now

Slavery laws should be overhauled to stop asylum seekers 'gaming' system to ... trends now

Slavery laws should be overhauled to stop asylum seekers 'gaming the system' to stay in UK, report says Proposal is to amend Modern Slavery Act 2015 which is said to have been abused Suella Braverman said Britons are 'fed up' with 'abuse' of immigration rules  Other rules considered include banning asylum seekers who arrive illegally from settling here

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Anti-slavery laws could be amended to stop asylum seekers from ‘gaming the system’.

The move is recommended in a report to be released today. In its foreword, Home Secretary Suella Braverman says Britons are ‘fed up with the continued flouting’ and ‘abuse’ of immigration rules.

The proposal is to amend the Modern Slavery Act 2015, which was passed to combat trafficking but is suspected of being abused.

The number of asylum seekers falsely claiming to be victims of trafficking to avoid being removed is suspected of fuelling a dramatic rise in claims since the legislation was introduced. Albanians, in particular, are thought to be using the ruse.

Referrals to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) – the system for identifying potential slavery victims – have skyrocketed in recent years.

Home Secretary Suella Braverman, pictured,  says Britons are ‘fed up with the continued flouting’ and ‘abuse’ of immigration rules

Home Secretary Suella Braverman, pictured,  says Britons are ‘fed up with the continued flouting’ and ‘abuse’ of immigration rules

In the first three months of this year, the three main agencies concerned with immigration and border control accounted for 45 per cent (1,695) of referrals, up from 33 per cent during the same period in 2019.

Options being considered are tightening the criteria for which claims can be lodged, raising the evidential

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