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Modern slavery referral outcomes for small boat arrivals during the Labour 2024– government

2024 Q2 → 2025 Q4 · 6 periods

↑ 43.7%+756 referrals

Modern slavery referral outcomes for small boat arrivals rose by 43.7% over the period, from 1,730 referrals (2024 Q2, the level when the government took office) to 2,486 (2025 Q4, the latest available).

  1. Inherited level 2024 Q2: 1,730
  2. Latest 2025 Q4: 2,486
  3. method: latest complete period before start / before end

Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.

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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The chart as a table
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

Definition and caveats

The number of National Referral Mechanism referrals for modern slavery raised for people who arrived by small boat, counted in the quarter the person arrived.

Doesn’t measure: Referrals for people who arrived by other routes, or the final judgment on whether the person was a victim — many referrals await a decision.