Criminal justice practitioners, including the police in England and Wales, the National Crime Agency and Crown Prosecution Service, must urgently review and then accelerate and scale up their efforts to investigate, prosecute and effectively adjudicate human trafficking and modern slavery cases. Cross-organisation working must support the priority goal of evidence gathering.

Criminal justice practitioners, including the police in England and Wales, the National Crime Agency and Crown Prosecution Service, must urgently review and then accelerate and scale up their efforts to investigate, prosecute and effectively adjudicate human trafficking and modern slavery cases. Cross-organisation working must support the priority goal of evidence gathering. Type: conclusion | Number: 32 | Paragraph: 108 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: 119. The Government remains steadfast in its commitment to pursue and prosecute those who seek to exploit others through modern slavery. As the Committee acknowledges, the criminal justice system faces competing resource demands, which is why it is crucial that law enforcement agencies work together