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The national referral mechanism was reformed by the government in January 2023 .
It was reformed to try and take some administrative pressure away from the Home Office .
From our analysis of the data, however, these reforms made the situation for potential victims considerably worse.
The average decision time increased from 105 days in 2014 to 369 days in 2018 , then 539 days in 2022 .
Between January and September 2023 , 334 disqualifications were issued.
Those with convictions for murder, manslaughter or terrorism-related activities couldn't benefit from a slavery decision.
The policy became the subject of a judicial review, amid concerns that potential victims might have been forced by their exploiter to commit the crimes in question.
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