AT least five survivors of sexual abuse by deceased billionaire Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed have been confirmed by the Home Office as victims of human trafficking.

All five received conclusive grounds decisions from the National Referral Mechanism, Britain’s official framework for identifying modern slavery victims, after being referred by charity Unseen UK.

Their experiences span domestic and international trafficking, including cases within the Harrods building itself, with abuse dating from the 1990s to after the 2010 sale of Harrods.

Justine, who worked at Harrods for three years in the nineties, said receiving her decision in June left her “shell-shocked.”

She said it provided “concrete confirmation” from the Home Office that survivors were trafficking victims across a wide range of experiences, challenging Harrods’ position that the abuse was down to “one bad man.”

She said: “These decisions illustrate that that is not the case at all.”

Elizabeth, another Harrods employee, said: “Everybody connected with this case is a trafficking victim, because it was all one system.

“You can’t say that victim A wasn’t trafficked and victim B was. There have been positive conclusive grounds trafficking decisions in cases where the trafficking occurred within the Harrods building.”

Margo, a domestic worker recruited via letting agency Hyde Park Residence, said Mr Al Fayed’s trafficking network extended “so beyond Harrods,” naming his properties, yacht and football club.

She warned many victims had not come forward, believing it was “solely a Harrods issue,” adding: “I know of one other Hyde Park Residence victim, but there have to be hundreds more somewhere.”

Isabella, who worked in the chairman’s office, said: “He couldn’t have done what he did without Harrods processing women to him and silencing them afterwards.

“It wasn’t just Harrods, obviously… it went as far as the States and the UAE — anywhere that man touched.”

More than 400 allegations of sexual misconduct have been made against Mr Al Fayed, dating between 1977 and 2014.

The Metropolitan Police are investigating at least 156 victims under Operation Cornpoppy, which is examining those who may have facilitated his crimes.

Just four people have been questioned to date, 19 months after the investigation opened.

The Home Office was approached for comment.