Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent changes have been made to the structure of the Human Trafficking Unit in the Metropolitan Police; and which other police forces in the UK operate a modern slavery or human trafficking unit.

On 12 May 2014, the Metropolitan Police Service launched the new Trafficking
and Kidnap Unit with the aim being to provide enhanced support to the victims of
human trafficking and modern slavery. The new Unit has an enhanced management
structure to serve the growing demands of trafficking and modern slavery
investigations. It is one of the largest pro-active investigation teams in
London, and the only full time modern slavery police unit in the United
Kingdom.

The National Crime Agency's UK Human Trafficking Centre provides 24/7 tactical
advice capability for local forces, which have developed their own bespoke
structures and processes according to local needs.