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National Referral Mechanism
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Thousands held in immigration detention by Police Scotland
Over 3,000 people – including asylum seekers and trafficking survivors – have been held in Scottish police cells for up to 72 hours under immigration powers over the last five years.
Trafficked: concerns over criminalisation of young Vietnamese found in cannabis factories
Human rights organisations claim young trafficking survivors in Scotland – including Vietnamese children found in cannabis factories – are being criminalised instead of protected.
Children suffer as reports of human trafficking in Scotland rise
Dozens of children were among 207 victims of human trafficking reported in Scotland in 2017, according to a Scottish Government report.