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This report sets out the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner’s next steps following the inaugural Anti-Slavery Lived Experience Advisory Panels Summit in March 2026, drawing on survivor priorities to shape future policy and practice.

This report explores how modern slavery and human trafficking in the UK are likely to evolve over the next decade, identifying emerging threats driven by technology, economic pressure and global instability, and setting out the action needed to prevent exploitation becoming more widespread, hidden and harder to detect.

What role do adult service websites play in enabling sexual exploitation and trafficking? In a new report, the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner analyses survivor testimony, red flag indicators and platform design features across adult service websites, identifying systemic weaknesses that may conceal exploitation, limit support mechanisms and expose women and girls to significant harm.

What is the scale and impact of modern slavery and human trafficking in armed conflicts?  In a new report the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner highlights systemic exploitation in the majority of wars and outlines recommendations for allied defence forces to improve training, operational guidance and victim-centred responses.

The Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner publishes report and 'model legislative drafting' on the way forward for strengthening the UK’s forced labour and human rights legislative framework.

What is the best way to measure modern slavery in the UK?  A landmark review of how we build a clearer, evidence-based picture of modern slavery in the UK.