Seventy-two cases involved youngsters aged aged 17 and under.
More than 100 potential slavery victims were referred to West Mercia Police in the last year, figures show, as the Home Office reveals plans to restrict claims to stop alleged "abuse" of the system.Figures show there has been a rise in the number of referrals for support across the UK, and anti-slavery charities are now calling on the Government to stop"distracting attention from the real criminals" ahead of Anti-Slavery Day on Tuesday, October 18.
The total number is down from 155 the year before but across the UK, modern slavery referrals for suspected victims have risen. Revealing plans to crack down on what she sees as fraudulent claims for asylum under the Modern Slavery Act, Ms Braverman said recently:"The truth is that many of them are not modern slaves and their claims of being trafficked are lies."
Hope for Justice said Ms Braverman's reclassification of modern slavery is"highly regressive" and the shifting of responsibility will exacerbate the issue.
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