Modern slavery crime data from August 2022 and July 2023

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.031932

I note you seek access to the following information:

Between 1st August 2022 - 2023, please tell me:

1. The total number of reports received by your police force where the case file states the adult victim’s occupation is a ‘domestic worker’, ‘nanny’, ‘babysitter’, ‘childminder’, ‘au pair’, ‘housekeeper’, ‘maid’, ‘housemaid’, ‘private servant’, ‘house staff’, ‘household help’ or ‘service staff’.
*Please specify the occupation(s) you have included from your internal system.

For the total in Question 1, please could you break down the information by the outcome of the investigation (if this includes referring the alleged victim to other authorities or services, please state which).

2. The total number of reports received by your police force where the case file states the adult perpetrator’s occupation is a ‘domestic worker’, ‘nanny’, ‘babysitter’, ‘childminder’, ‘au pair’, ‘housekeeper’, ‘maid’, ‘housemaid’, ‘private servant’, ‘house staff’, ‘household help’ or ‘service staff’.
*Please specify the occupation(s) you have included from your internal system.

For the total in Question 2, please could you break down the information by the outcome of the investigation (if this includes referring the alleged victim to other authorities or services, please state which).

3. The total number of modern slavery reports received by your police force where the case file states the adult’s occupation is a ‘domestic worker’, ‘nanny’, ‘babysitter’, ‘childminder’, ‘au pair’, ‘housekeeper’, ‘maid’, ‘housemaid’, ‘private servant’, ‘house staff’, ‘household help’ or ‘service staff’.
*Please specify the occupation(s) you have included from your internal system.

For the total in Question 3, please could you break down the information by the outcome of the investigation (e.g. Modern slavery Risk Orders, prosecutions, referred to another authority*, NRM referrals).
*For all cases referred to another authority, please note which authority.

Decision

I have today decided to disclose some of the requested information. Some data has been withheld as it is exempt from disclosure and therefore this response serves as a Refusal Notice under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) by virtue of the following exemptions:

Section 23(5) - Information supplied by, or relating to, bodies dealing with security matters.

Reason for decision

The Metropolitan Police Service neither confirms nor denies whether any other information relevant to your request is held by virtue of the following exemption:

Section 23(5) - Information supplied by, or relating to, bodies dealing with security matters.

Disclosure

I have decided to disclose the information located to you.