UK police reported sexually exploited children to immigration enforcement

Exclusive: Home Office documents show officers referred more than 2,000 victims of serious crime

Children who have been sexually exploited and women who have been attacked by their partners are among more than 2,000 victims of serious crime who police reported to immigration enforcement, two government documents reveal.

Between 2020 and 2022, UK police reported 2,546 victims of crimes such as domestic abuse, child sexual exploitation, adult sexual exploitation, human trafficking and modern slavery to immigration enforcement, a Home Office document shows.