The independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, Jonathan Hall QC, has said the definition of modern slavery in Britain is so broad that it is open to exploitation by terrorism suspects.
Hall told The Times: “The definition and the way in which the law is applied is over broad.”
He said he was concerned juveniles who were recruited by a terrorist organisation like ISIS or al-Qaeda were “automatically” victims of trafficking or modern slavery, even “if they did so entirely of their own free will.”
“It is at odds with the fact that children are not generally seen as victims when they commit other crimes, just because someone suggests they should do so,” Hall added….