International cooperation should not be focused on people smuggling to the detriment of efforts to combat modern slavery and human trafficking and prevent exploitation of the victims.

International cooperation should not be focused on people smuggling to the detriment of efforts to combat modern slavery and human trafficking and prevent exploitation of the victims. Type: conclusion | Number: 48 | Paragraph: 145 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: 49. The Government recognises the importance of financial investigations in identifying and prosecuting modern slavery offenders. It is important that officers dealing with modern slavery have a level of proficiency and understanding of financial investigations, but they do not necessarily need to b