Underground lives: male victims of modern slavery

This report highlights concerns that victims of modern slavery are sleeping rough and facing further exploitation due to lack of appropriate local authority support. The most likely avenue for seeking support was instead faith and religious organisations. Local authorities are the only first responder organisation who have a statutory duty to both reduce homelessness and refer potential victims of modern slavery to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM).ReportPress release 
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - Category: UK Health Authors: Tags: Local authorities, public health and health inequalities Source Type: blogs