The National Crime Agency’s (NCA) failure to investigate the suspected import of forced labour cotton into the UK has been declared unlawful by the Court of Appeal, opening the door to prosecutions for money laundering under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) 2002.
UK firms trading in forced labour goods risk prosecution
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