Increasing numbers of vulnerable people, many of them children, are being brought into London, often having been fed lies about employment, education and an elevated standard of living. The latest Home Office figures indicate in the first three months of 2022, nearly 4,000 potential victims of modern slavery were identified - and more than a third of those said they had been exploited when they were children. These young victims come from all over the world. Some manage to escape their captors and make it to a place of safety - to relatives or friends, or into the care system. But the care system is not the haven it could and should be. One in three of the trafficked children in local authority accommodation, whether hotels, hostels, or foster families, went missing in 2020. In London specifically, numbers have gone up too, seeing a 63% increase between 2018 and 2020. The government insists protecting vulnerable children "is one of the most important legal duties" for local authorities, which are responsible for all looked-after children in their area. 📲 Click the link in bio to read more about the victim’s stories.