FOI 463143
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 463143
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 12th March 2026. Please find below the response to your request:
Please provide the total number of offenses recorded as Holding another person in slavery or servitude (106/01; Modern Slavery Act 2015, s.1) between 1 January 2024 and 1 January 2026.
Reply
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Primary Offence Title |
Calendar Year |
Total number of offences |
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2024 |
2025 |
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Hold person in slavery or servitude |
10 |
17 |
27 |
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Grand Total |
10 |
17 |
27 |
To note: There may be an increase in 036/06 offences due to changes in recording practice from 1/4/2025. Previously all referrals into the National Referral Mechanism were recorded as N200 Reported Incident of Modern Slavery pending review and those which were given a positive reasonable grounds decision were reclassified as a Modern slavery offences (106) on our crime recording system (including ‘Holding a person in slavery or servitude’ offences). Since April 2025, the N200 modern slavery incident has been retired and now all referrals into the National Referral Mechanism are recorded as a modern slavery offence with no requirement to wait for a positive reasonable grounds decision. Those that are given negative reasonable grounds decisions aren't necessarily no-crimed. Consequently, the number of 106 offences (including offences with classification code of 036/06) is likely to show an increase from April 2025.