Holly Bancroft

Social Affairs Correspondent@Holly_JoyB

Holly Bancroft is The Independent’s Social Affairs Correspondent. She took on the role at the beginning of 2023, having joined The Independent as a general news reporter in 2021. She covers a range of topics including refugees and asylum, housing policy, religion, and social care. She recently won an Amnesty Media Award for her reporting on the plight of Afghan special forces soldiers left behind by Britain. She is interested in running long-term investigations as well as covering day-to-day news. You can contact her with stories at holly.bancroft@independent.co.uk

<p>Migrants rights groups hold a show of support for people detained at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre at Gatwick who are scheduled to be sent to Rwanda. </p>

Man died of ‘unnatural causes’ at UK immigration site, inquest hears

<p>The number of children in residential care placements is on the rise, with councils having to compete with each other for places </p>

Thousands of children placed in care more than 20 miles away from home

<p>Rania Issa and Roshdi Basheer Ali pictured with their youngest son Mohammed in their flat</p>

Couple with four children under 13 living in tiny single room flat

<p>Nearly 5,000 people were identified as suspected victims of modern slavery in England in July, August and September </p>

Number of suspected modern slavery victims surges to record high