GLAA action in the care sector

Freedom of Information Act Request

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FOI 22-23 34 GLAA action in the care sector

Ref: FOI 22-23 34

Date issued: 28 April 2023

Subject GLAA action in the care sector

Question(s):
1.How many victims or suspected victims of modern slavery were/are working in the UK health and care sector in:
a. 2019?
b. 2020?
c. 2021?
d. 2022?
e. 2023?

2. How many raids did the GLAA carry out on health and care companies in:
a. 2019?
b. 2020?
c. 2021?
d. 2022?
e. 2023?

3. How many raids did the GLAA carry out on health and care recruitment companies in:
a. 2019?
b. 2020?
c. 2021?
d. 2022?
e. 2023?

Response:
1. The recorded number of potential victims of forced labour identified by GLAA officers during investigations in the UK social health and care sector:
a. 2019 – 0
b. 2020 – 0
c. 2021 – 43
d. 2022 – 45
e. 2023 – 21

2. We have recorded the following numbers of investigations into businesses operating in the social care and care sector:
a. 2019 – 4
b. 2020 – 1
c. 2021 – 4
d. 2022 – 23
e. 2023 – 11

3. We do not record the differentiation between companies and recruitment agencies outside our regulated sector. Therefore, we do hold the information you have requested. It is worth noting our answer to question two may also include investigations into recruitment agencies operating in the social care and care sector.