‘If you want to abuse your workers, that’s fine’: UK modern slavery watchdog’s funding cut

Government accused of undermining the fight against labour abuses after 2m real-terms cut to oversight budget

Britain's labour abuse watchdog has had its funding cut by the Home Office despite a dramatic surge in exploitation in the care sector.

The budget of the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) has been set at 6.25m for 2024-25 compared with 7.7m last year, official figures show.