Official Statistics

Modern Slavery: NRM and DtN statistics, April to June 2025

Statistics on referrals to the National Referral Mechanism, for potential victims of modern slavery in quarter 2, 2025.

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Potential victims of modern slavery in the UK that come to the attention of authorised ‘first responder’ organisations are referred to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM). Authorised ‘first responder’ organisations include local authorities, specified non-governmental organisations (NGOs), police forces and specified government agencies.

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Published 7 August 2025
Last updated 2 September 2025 show all updates
  1. 'Modern slavery: National Referral Mechanism and Duty to Notify statistics UK, quarter 2 2025 - April to June' figures for cases awaiting a conclusive grounds decision have been revised from 11,547 to 11,645 as of the end of June 2025. These figures now align with those presented in the key results section of the bulletin. Updated 'Modern slavery: National Referral Mechanism and Duty to Notify statistics UK, quarter 2 2025 - April to June: data tables' - data table 45 updated to reflect this revision.

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