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Businesses in Devon are to be given training to recognise signs of modern-day slavery
Posted 26 October 2018 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Crime|South West
UPDATES: Devon, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards is training Buy With Confidence businesses to spot and report modern slavery, turning trusted traders into an additional intelligence network against exploitation.
A new scheme has been launched by Devon, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards (DSTTSS) and the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, who are enlisting trusted local businesses in the fight against modern-day slavery.
It follows data released by the National Crime Agency that there were 5,145 potential victims of human trafficking and modern-day slavery in 2017, a 35% increase on t...
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