Met Police accused of failing in legal duty to trafficking victims of former Harrods boss Al Fayed

Survivors have said the Metropolitan Police did not offer them a referral to the National Referral Mechanism when they came forward.

Four women who made allegations about Harrods billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed blasted officers for "failing in their legal duty" to identify them as victims of modern slavery and refer them to a national scheme for protection

It comes after at least five survivors were confirmed by the Home Office as victims of modern slavery.

Met Police accused of failing in legal duty to Al Fayed trafficking victims  ITVX

Survivors have said the Metropolitan Police did not offer them a referral to the National Referral Mechanism when they came forward.

The contact details of around 140 women who had accused the former Harrods owner of sexual abuse were accidentally disclosed in a monthly email update for victims.

London police force tells Telegraph incident was result of ‘human error’ and it is conducting an investigation The Metropolitan police have apologised for accidentally exposing the email addresses of more than 140 victims of Mohamed Al Fayed. In a group update about its investigation into the former Harrods owner, the