Home Office: five-year review finds Mohamed al-Fayed’s victims’ claims were upheld by NRM

• Home Office found that five claims by Mohamed al-Fayed’s victims were upheld by NRM following an SCA decision.
• The material states that, after the publication of findings about how to identify the victim of trafficking in the 1990s, a report about Harrods was published in 2010, and the claims were then referred to NRM Unseen UK.
• Metropolitan police investigated the Operation Cornpoppy case; at the time of publication, detailed information was available on 156 victims, which included 156 victims.

Home Office found that five claims by victims of trafficking involving Harrods’ Mohamed al-Fayed were upheld. It says that this was due to the fact that the review found that the decisions on the NRM Single Competent Authority (SCA) were conclusive grounds decisions, which were made on the basis of the trafficking victims’ status in the UK.

In addition, the material states that the conclusive grounds decisions were based on the No One Above group’s findings. These include names: Justine, Elizabeth, Margo and Isabella. It also states that all the claims were submitted to NRM by Unseen UK.

According to the material, the claims were made between the early 1990s and 2010, when Harrods was. Once the claims were received, it was decided that the individuals were not only victims of trafficking, but also that they were victims of trafficking in the UK. The report also notes that one of the victims was recruited by Al Fayed through Hyde Park Residence.

The material also notes that, according to Press Association (PA), there were more than 400 referrals to NRM while the claims were being processed, and that the referrals were made by the victims. One of the victims, Justine, was found to have been issued a conclusive grounds decision on the basis that she was a trafficking victim, and that the decision was based on the evidence provided.

The material also states that Isabella’s case is that she believed she could not leave Harrods because of the restrictions imposed on her, and that she was also afraid of the consequences. It also states that Elizabeth was aware that all the victims were trafficking victims through Al Fayed’s recruitment.

Meanwhile, it is reported that more than 400 referrals were made to NRM during the period between 1977 and 2014. Metropolitan police said that 156 victims were identified, with 21 who were under 21 at the time of Mohamed al-Fayed’s death in 2023, at the age of 94. The investigation into Operation Cornpoppy was carried out in relation to allegations of trafficking; the police said that the police report was based on the evidence provided by the victims.

The material also states that Harrods’ lawyers argued that the claims were not upheld, and that the decision was made on the basis of the investigation. Home Office said that the material was not available for comment.

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