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Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner Archive

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Pre-NRM accommodation experiences of survivors of modern slavery

In response to a request from the West Midlands Anti Slavery Network (WMASN), Survivor Alliance UK conducted interviews with survivors of slavery living in the UK. These interviews were focused on survivors’ accommodation experiences prior to entering the National Referral Mechanism (NRM).

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Councillor guide to tackling modern slavery

In 2017, the LGA published the first guidance for councils on the various roles they can play in tackling the scourge of modern slavery. This follow up guidance is targeted specifically at councillors, and highlights the specific role that individual councillors can play in raising awareness of the issue and embedding work to tackle slavery within councils.

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CJI (Northern Ireland) Modern Slavery Human Trafficking Inspection Report

Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJI) today published its first in-depth assessment of how the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland deals with modern slavery and human trafficking.

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Safe Car Wash App Report

This report from the University of Nottingham's Rights Lab analyses data taken from the Safe Car Wash App, between June and December 2018.

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Agriculture and Modern Slavery Act Reporting: Poor Performance Despite High Risks

This report analyses compliance by the UK agricultural sector with Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act, finding poor performance

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Nothing about us, without us - Survivor involvement in anti-slavery policy making: Guidance for policy makers

This guidance by the Rights Lab is intended to support local and national policy makers in government, business and public services who wish to involve survivors of modern slavery1 in their work, whether that be in developing policy, legislation and guidance, or shaping and delivering services.

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It Happens Here

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Survivors of Trafficking and the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme

The report published by the Anti Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit (ATLEU) outlines the barriers faced by survivors in trying to obtain compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (CICS). The findings are based on a 2019 survey of sector professionals and a review of 30 cases.

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‘Vulnerability’ to Human Trafficking: A Study Of Vietnam, Albania, Nigeria and the UK (Report of Shared Learning Event held in Tirana, Albania: 24-26 October 2017)

This report by the IOM and University of Bedfordshire describes the first stages of an ethically-led, two-year research study into understanding the causes, dynamics and ‘vulnerabilities’ to and resilience against human trafficking in three source countries – Albania, Vietnam and Nigeria. The focus of this report is on Albania.

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FAST presentation - Mobilizing Finance against Slavery and Trafficking

Presentation slides from FAST Mobilizing Finance against Slavery and Trafficking – the Roles of Capital Markets

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Modern Slavery Reporting Practices in the UK: Evidence from Modern Slavery Statements and Annual Reports

A report from the Financial Reporting Council following research in collaboration with IASC and Lancaster University Management School

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The Passage: Modern Slavery Handbook

This updated handbook explains what modern slavery and human trafficking looks like in the homeless community, what to watch out for and what you can do about it.

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THE PASSAGE ANTI-SLAVERY PROJECT 2018/2020 - Findings and Recommendations from the first two years of The Passage Anti-Slavery Project

Findings and Recommendations from the first two years of The Passage Anti-Slavery Project

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Day 46 - Is there life after the Safe House for Survivors of Modern Slavery?

This report by the Human Trafficking Foundation follows the lives of survivors after they left the safe house.

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Underground Lives: The Reality of Modern Slavery in London in 2017 - 2018 Update

This is an updated release of Hestia's first report in the 'Underground Lives' series.

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Partnerships for freedom: Improving multi-agency collaboration on modern slavery

This report published by the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner and the University of Nottingham's Rights Lab provides an update to the earlier publication of 'Collaborating for Freedom: Anti-slavery partnerships in the UK', which mapped partnership activity for the first time.

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Accessing Support As A Victim of Modern Slavery (Adult)

The publication 'Accessing Support As A Victim Of Modern Slavery (Adult)' was produced by the West Midlands Anti-Slavery Network for use by First Responders at the point of identification of a potential victim of modern slavery. It includes information about the process a survivor could expect if they were to consent to an NRM referral and the potential outcomes and opportunities if they decide not to consent to an NRM referral. It is currently available in English with versions in Chinese, Bulgarian, Latvian, Slovak, Lithuanian, Romanian, Roma, Polish, Vietnamese and Albanian now also available at www.westmidlandsantislavery.org.

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Blood Bricks: Untold Stories of Modern Slavery and Climate Change from Cambodia

This report by Royal Holloway University of London shows how the burdens of climate change are unequally experienced and how concerns over livelihoods and the environment must go hand in hand. The report focuses on blood bricks, which embody the converging traumas of modern slavery and climate change in our urban age.

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No Way Out

A briefing paper by the Prison Reform Trust on foreign national women, many of whom are known to have been trafficked or coerced into offending, in prison in England and Wales.