Written Evidence May. 14 2024
Inquiry: Modern Slavery Act 2015Found: MSA0072 - Modern Slavery Act 2015 Wilson Solicitors LLP Written Evidence
Written Evidence May. 14 2024
Inquiry: Modern Slavery Act 2015Found: MSA0024 - Modern Slavery Act 2015 Rights Lab at the University of Nottingham Written Evidence
Written Evidence May. 14 2024
Inquiry: Modern Slavery Act 2015Found: MSA0050 - Modern Slavery Act 2015 Queen's University Belfast Written Evidence
Written Evidence May. 14 2024
Inquiry: Modern Slavery Act 2015Found: MSA0084 - Modern Slavery Act 2015 ECPAT UK (Every Child Protected Against Trafficking) Written Evidence
Written Evidence May. 14 2024
Inquiry: Modern Slavery Act 2015Found: MSA0056 - Modern Slavery Act 2015 University of Bristol Written Evidence
Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been prosecuted under human trafficking laws in each year since 2010.
Answered by Gareth Bacon - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of defendants prosecuted for offences under human trafficking laws, from 2010 to 2022, in the Outcomes by Offence data tool: December 2022, and from year ending June 2011 to the year ending June 2023, in the Outcomes by Offence data tool: June 2023:
Offences under sections 2(1), 4 and 30(1) and 30(3) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 can be found using following HO codes:
03608 - Conspire to arrange or facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation
03610 - Commit offence other than kidnapping or false imprisonment with intent to commit human trafficking offence
03611 - Commit offence of kidnapping or false imprisonment with intention of committing human trafficking offence
03612 - Breach a slavery and trafficking risk or prevention order
Offences under sections 57, 58, 59, 59A(1) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 & Offences under sections 4 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 can be found by using following offences:
72 Human trafficking for sexual exploitation
78.1 Human trafficking for non-sexual exploitation
These can be accessed by navigating to the ‘Prosecutions and convictions’ tab and using the HO Offence Code and Offence filters to select the above offences in the Outcomes by Offence data tool.
In 2015, the UK Government introduced the world-leading Modern Slavery Act, giving law enforcement agencies the tools to tackle trafficking, including maximum life sentences for perpetrators and enhanced protection for victims.
Since the Modern Slavery Act was passed in 2015, we have seen significant law enforcement activity focused on modern slavery, which has led to an increase in the number of live police modern slavery investigations.
This has also led to an increase in the number of prosecutions brought and convictions secured.
Measures under the Nationality and Borders Act came into force in 2023 which have helped clarify our obligations to providing support for victims of modern slavery.
Apr. 24 2024
Source Page: UKAEA Modern Slavery Statement: 2023/2024Found: UKAEA Modern Slavery Statement: 2023/2024
Written Evidence May. 14 2024
Inquiry: Modern Slavery Act 2015Found: MSA0051 - Modern Slavery Act 2015 Migrant and Refugee Children's Legal Unit (MiCLU) Written Evidence
Written Evidence May. 14 2024
Inquiry: Modern Slavery Act 2015Found: MSA0088 - Modern Slavery Act 2015 Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX) Written Evidence
Asked by: Neil Coyle (Labour - Bermondsey and Old Southwark)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure that Departments meet the legal requirements to ensure the prevention of (a) human trafficking and (b) slave labour in supply chains.
Answered by Laura Farris - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Ministry of Justice) (jointly with Home Office)
The UK Government’s response to Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking is compliant with both domestic and international obligations, such as those covered under the Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, Modern Slavery Act 2015, Illegal Migration Act 2023 and Nationality and Borders Act 2022.
All contracting authorities are strongly encouraged to follow best practice and due diligence outlined in Procurement Policy Note 02/23.
Where a supplier is found to have a high or medium risk of having modern slavery in their supply chain, the Government-owned Modern Slavery Assessment Tool is used to identify what a supplier needs to do to tackle that risk.