Overview
- Between May and July 2026 the UK Home Office’s National Referral Mechanism issued Conclusive Grounds findings that formally recognise multiple women as victims of human trafficking or modern slavery.
- The recognitions were confirmed by survivor group No One Above and reported by national outlets, and at least four named members of the group have received Conclusive Grounds decisions.
- Police working on Operation Cornpoppy have recorded roughly 154–157 reports linked to Mohamed Al‑Fayed, have interviewed several people suspected of enabling abuse, and have not made any arrests.
- Harrods has already paid compensation to dozens of claimants and many alleged incidents are said to have occurred in workplaces and private homes connected to Al‑Fayed’s businesses, including Harrods and the Ritz in Paris.
- The NRM findings are administrative but they strengthen survivors’ credibility, may shape police case-building against alleged enablers, and leave open civil and criminal avenues even though Mohamed Al‑Fayed died in 2023.