The most recent modern slavery statistics, published by the Home Office, show a five per cent drop in overall referrals to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) during lockdown compared with the same four months (April - June) the previous year.
However, for the first time, more referrals were received for potential child victims than adults.
More than a third (38 per cent) of the NRM referrals were for potential victims who claimed exploitation as adults compared with 52 per cent in the preceding quarter, whilst 58 per cent claimed exploitation as children.
Some 78 per cent of child potential victims were male while 22 per cent were female, figures show.
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