A Stop Slavery Today campaign running 8 – 12 February 2016

A must for many companies in the UK with new requirements in the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and for businesses all over the world seeking to ensure they trade eth.....

This guidance has been produced under the auspices of the Wales Assembly Government’s Anti-Slavery Leadership Group for use within the Hotel and Hospitality Sector. It can also be used as a reference to assist anyone who comes into contac.....

The Transparency in Supply Chains provision in the Modern Slavery Act seeks to address the role of businesses in preventing modern slavery from occurring in their supply chains and organisations. This document provides guidance on how the Gover.....

Home Office minister Karen Bradley MP describes how public authorities will be required (from 1 November 2015) to notify the Government where they have reasonable grounds to believe that a person may be a victim of slavery or human trafficking......

Kevin Hyland OBE is the first Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner with the responsibility and duty to spearhead the United Kingdom’s response to modern slavery. In his first Strategic Plan he outlines not only his statutory functions bu.....

The UK’s Modern Slavery Act 2015 was enacted on the 26th March, 2015. Whilst it applies to individuals and corporate entities a.....

The victims are the most vulnerable – women and girls forced into prostitution, migrants trapped in debt bondage, and sweatshop or farm workers kept there by clearly illegal tactics and paid little or nothing...

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Available evidence suggests the number of people in the UK experiencing forced labour may run into thousands. Many are entitled to work here, being EU migrants and UK citizens.

Likely elemen.....

• 18.7 million (90 %) are exploited in the private economy, by individuals or enterprises. Of these, 4.5 million (22 per cent) are victims of forced sexual exploitation and 14.2 million (68 per cent) are victims of forced labour exploitati.....

Forced labour takes different forms, including debt bondage, trafficking and other forms of modern slavery. The victims are the most vulnerable – women and girls forced into prostitution, migrants trapped in .....

The 2015 International Association of Women Police conference took place 23rd – 27th August at the C.....

Earlier this week I was interviewed on Cardiff Radio on behalf of Diverse Cymru, where I discussed slavery, human trafficking and measures to combat them, as well as my attendance of the Wales Anti-Slavery Conference. Read More