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Modern slavery referral outcomes for small boat arrivals under each government

The full published series with each government’s time in office shaded. The table gives the level each government inherited and the last complete period before it left. Changes describe the period, not a cause. Definitions and caveats are on the metric page.

Modern slavery referral outcomes for small boat arrivals: 2018 Q3 to 2025 Q4ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour02k4k20182020202220242018 Q3: 8 referrals · published 27 August 20262018 Q4: 11 referrals · published 27 August 20262019 Q1: 14 referrals · published 27 August 20262019 Q2: 54 referrals · published 27 August 20262019 Q3: 150 referrals · published 27 August 20262019 Q4: 62 referrals · published 27 August 20262020 Q1: 46 referrals · published 27 August 20262020 Q2: 469 referrals · published 27 August 20262020 Q3: 1,385 referrals · published 27 August 20262020 Q4: 347 referrals · published 27 August 20262021 Q1: 318 referrals · published 27 August 20262021 Q2: 1,309 referrals · published 27 August 20262021 Q3: 1,837 referrals · published 27 August 20262021 Q4: 1,331 referrals · published 27 August 20262022 Q1: 855 referrals · published 27 August 20262022 Q2: 2,412 referrals · published 27 August 20262022 Q3: 4,283 referrals · published 27 August 20262022 Q4: 1,411 referrals · published 27 August 20262023 Q1: 421 referrals · published 27 August 20262023 Q2: 1,246 referrals · published 27 August 20262023 Q3: 2,337 referrals · published 27 August 20262023 Q4: 679 referrals · published 27 August 20262024 Q1: 1,268 referrals · published 27 August 20262024 Q2: 1,730 referrals · published 27 August 20262024 Q3: 2,147 referrals · published 27 August 20262024 Q4: 2,391 referrals · published 27 August 20262025 Q1: 1,786 referrals · published 27 August 20262025 Q2: 3,707 referrals · published 27 August 20262025 Q3: 4,283 referrals · published 27 August 20262025 Q4: 2,486 referrals · published 27 August 2026

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PeriodModern slavery referral outcomes for small boat arrivals
2018 Q38 referrals
2018 Q411 referrals
2019 Q114 referrals
2019 Q254 referrals
2019 Q3150 referrals
2019 Q462 referrals
2020 Q146 referrals
2020 Q2469 referrals
2020 Q31,385 referrals
2020 Q4347 referrals
2021 Q1318 referrals
2021 Q21,309 referrals
2021 Q31,837 referrals
2021 Q41,331 referrals
2022 Q1855 referrals
2022 Q22,412 referrals
2022 Q34,283 referrals
2022 Q41,411 referrals
2023 Q1421 referrals
2023 Q21,246 referrals
2023 Q32,337 referrals
2023 Q4679 referrals
2024 Q11,268 referrals
2024 Q21,730 referrals
2024 Q32,147 referrals
2024 Q42,391 referrals
2025 Q11,786 referrals
2025 Q23,707 referrals
2025 Q34,283 referrals
2025 Q42,486 referrals
GovernmentInheritedLeft at / latestChange during government
Labour 2024–5 July 2024present1,7302024 Q22,4862025 Q4 43.7%+756
Conservative 2019–202413 December 20195 July 20241502019 Q31,7302024 Q2 1,053.3%+1,580
Conservative 2017–20199 June 201713 December 2019No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 2015–20178 May 20159 June 2017No complete period was published before this government took office.
Coalition 2010–201511 May 20108 May 2015No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 2005–20106 May 200511 May 2010No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 2001–20058 June 20015 May 2005No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 1997–20012 May 19977 June 2001No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1992–199710 April 19922 May 1997No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1987–199212 June 19879 April 1992No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1983–198710 June 198311 June 1987No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1979–19834 May 19799 June 1983No complete period was published before this government took office.