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There are concerns that British victims of trafficking are less likely than foreign nationals to receive Home Office support to escape exploitation.\\nMore and more British victims of organised sexual abuse are being referred to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) \\u2013 the government\\u2019s support pathway for victims of trafficking \\u2013 following high profile sexual exploitation cases in Rochdale, Rotherham and Telford.\\nBut charities are warning that British victims are less likely to be given access to safehouses, legal aid and counselling.\\nFile on 4 hears the story of a young woman who has been raped hundreds of times since she was schoolgirl - and is still being abused despite going to the police and the Home Office for help. 'Isobel' says she has been consistently let down by the police and the Home Office who have failed to give her the support she needs to escape her abusers - causing her to be re-trafficked in recent weeks.\\nThe Human Trafficking Foundation says victims like Isobel are being failed by the NRM and that it was designed for foreign victims of trafficking seeking asylum and has not adapted to cater for the growing number of British victims.

Producer: Hayley Mortimer\\nReporter: Annabel Deas\\nTechnical Producer: Craig Boardman\\nEditor: Carl Johnston