Homeless Britons say cost of addiction is forcing them into modern slavery – so why are they not being recognised as victims?

In the UK over the past five years, more than 59,000 people have been identified as possible victims of exploitation – sometimes having been trafficked into the country for this express purpose. Some are forced into criminal forms of labour, like growing marijuana, or put to work in agriculture, hospitality, care or construction in illegal conditions. Still more are trapped in private homes in what is termed “domestic servitude”. And there is Patrick’s category, which is sexual exploitation.