Migrants Exploit UK Domestic Abuse Scheme With False Claims, BBC Investigation Finds

Migrants have been exploiting the Migrant Victims of Domestic Abuse Concession to secure permanent residence more quickly.

A BBC investigation found inadequate Home Office checks allowing false claims based on little evidence.

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An undercover reporter recorded an adviser offering to fabricate a domestic abuse claim for £900.

The number of people claiming fast-track residency on the basis of domestic abuse has risen by more than 50% in three years.

Police detained Rahman Textile owner Faisal Rahman as the confirmed death toll rose to 33.

The adviser unprompted suggested pretending to be a victim of domestic abuse.

He said he would fabricate the claim for 900.

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All of them were successful, he said, displaying an official Home Office approval letter.

He told the reporter his wife would face no consequences because there is no crime.

A British mother who had reported her partner for rape was subsequently accused by him of domestic abuse.

Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips condemned the exploitation as utterly shameful.

“- Published Migrants are falsely claiming to be victims of domestic abuse in order to stay in the country, a BBC investigation has discovered”

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Conservative MP Robbie Moore raised concerns in Parliament.

The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration had identified issues a decade ago.

The BBC investigation is part of a wider series examining alleged abuse of immigration routes.

The Guardian reported that European fashion retailers are facing fresh questions after a factory fire killed at least 33 garment workers.