Official Statistics

Modern Slavery: NRM and DtN statistics, July to September 2025

Statistics on referrals to the National Referral Mechanism, for potential victims of modern slavery in quarter 3, 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 6 November 2025
Last updated 29 December 2025 show all updates
  1. ‘Modern slavery: National Referral Mechanism and Duty to Notify statistics UK, quarter 3 2025 - July to September’ location of crime investigation figures revised. Updated ‘Modern slavery: National Referral Mechanism and Duty to Notify statistics UK, quarter 3 2025 - July to September: data tables’ table 3 to 11 and table 14 updated to reflect this revision. Section 4.3 has been updated to improve clarity around the definition of the timeliness measure; no data or figures have been altered in this section.

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