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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Vikram Dodd and Luke Butterly

UK police reported sexually exploited children to immigration enforcement

Police officers
Groups working with women and the vulnerable say the policy deters crime victims from seeking help, and emboldens attackers. Photograph: Brian A Jackson/Shutterstock

Children who have been sexually exploited and women who have been attacked by their partners are among more than 2,000 victims of serious crime whom police reported to immigration enforcement, two government documents reveal.

Between 2020 and 2022, UK police reported 2,546 victims of crimes such as domestic abuse, child sexual exploitation, adult sexual exploitation, human trafficking and modern slavery to immigration enforcement, a Home Office document shows.

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