Survivors of alleged trafficking connected to the Al Fayed case accuse the Metropolitan Police of failing in its legal obligations. The allegation centers on whether officers offered victims access to the National Referral Mechanism, a process used in the UK to identify potential trafficking victims and arrange support.
According to reports, survivors say the Met did not provide them with a referral to the National Referral Mechanism when they came forward. The accounts describe a lack of formal referral at the time, which they argue could have affected their access to safeguarding and specialist support.
The Belfast Telegraph and Evening Standard coverage both focus on the same core claim: that the police did not make the required referral. While the provided summaries do not detail responses from the Met or the specific legal basis cited by the complainants, the reporting aligns on the alleged failure to refer victims to the National Referral Mechanism.
