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Modern slavery

Brings together documents and promotional material related to the government’s work to end modern slavery.

Published 16 July 2014
Last updated 13 February 2020 — see all updates

• From: Home Office

The pages below provide details about the government’s work to end modern slavery, including details about how to refer victims into the national referral mechanism (NRM).

You can also access documents related to the Modern Slavery Act.

Historic publications of the Inter-Departmental Ministerial Group (IDMG) on Modern Slavery are also available.

National referral mechanism

The national referral mechanism is used to identify and refer potential victims of modern slavery and make sure they receive appropriate support.

1. Report modern slavery as a First Responder
   • 28 August 2019
   • Guidance
2. Support for victims of modern slavery
   • 24 March 2016
   • Guidance
3. Modern slavery victims: referral and assessment forms
   • 22 January 2020
   • Form
4. Multi-agency assurance panels: process guidance
   • 5 June 2019
   • Guidance
5. Recovery needs assessment (RNA): process guidance
   • 27 September 2019
   • Guidance
6. Victims of modern slavery: competent authority guidance
   • 15 November 2019
   • Guidance
7. Claim a subsistence rates back payment: victims of modern slavery
   • 17 January 2019
   • Guidance
8. National referral mechanism reform
   • 16 October 2018
   • Guidance

Duty to notify

Specific public authorities have a duty to notify the Secretary of State of any person identified in England and Wales as a suspected victim of slavery or human trafficking.

1. Duty to notify the Home Office of potential victims of modern slavery
   • 4 September 2019
   • Form
2. Modern slavery: duty to notify
   • 18 October 2016
   • Promotional material
3. Circular 025/2015: duty to notify the Home Office of suspected victims of modern slavery
   • 2 November 2015
   • Correspondence

Transparency in supply chains

Certain commercial organisations must publish an annual statement setting out the steps they take to prevent modern slavery in their business and their supply chains. This is a requirement under Section 54 (Transparency in Supply Chains) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.

1. Publish an annual modern slavery statement
   • 14 February 2020
   • Guidance
2. Contacts database for guidance on modern slavery reporting
   • 15 October 2018
   • Guidance
3. Slavery and human trafficking in supply chains: guidance for businesses
   • 18 December 2019
   • Statutory guidance
4. Stopping modern slavery in business: graphics
   • 6 October 2017
   • Promotional material
5. Stopping modern slavery in business: video
   • 23 March 2016
   • Promotional material
6. Modern slavery: resources for industry
   • 18 August 2017
   • Promotional material
7. Modern slavery and supply chains
   • 29 July 2015
   • Consultation outcome

Research and publications

1. 2019 UK annual report on modern slavery
   • 17 October 2019
   • Corporate report
2. 2018 UK annual report on modern slavery
   • 18 October 2018
   • Corporate report
3. 2017 UK annual report on modern slavery
   • 16 October 2017
   • Corporate report
4. Modern slavery and public health
   • 7 December 2017
   • Research and analysis
5. A typology of modern slavery offences in the UK
   • 17 October 2017
   • Research and analysis
6. Modern slavery strategy
   • 29 November 2014
   • Policy paper

Promotional materials

On 31 July 2014, the Home Office launched a modern slavery marketing campaign to raise awareness that slavery exists in the UK.

This modern slavery campaign material has been developed in collaboration with partners (such as charities, the police and frontline staff) to support the nationwide campaign to end modern slavery.

1. Domestic slavery
   • 1 August 2017
   • Promotional material
2. Modern slavery is closer than you think
   • 25 August 2017
   • Promotional material

Independent child trafficking advocates

Interim statutory guidance for early adopter sites where Independent Child Trafficking Advocates (ICTAs) will be implemented.

1. Interim guidance for Independent Child Trafficking Guardians early adopter sites
   • 6 December 2019
   • Statutory guidance

Training

1. Modern slavery training: resource page
   • 6 January 2020
   • Guidance

Published 16 July 2014
Last updated 13 February 2020 + show all updates

1. 13 February 2020

   Tools for government, and for businesses supplying government, on supply chains published.

2. 17 October 2019

   Added 2019 UK annual report on modern slavery.

3. 27 September 2019

   Added link to recovery needs assessment (RNA): process guidance.

4. 5 June 2019

   Added Multi-agency assurance panels: process guidance document.

5. 28 May 2019

   Guidance for First Responders published.

6. 14 March 2019

   Added a new document called publish an annual modern slavery statement.

7. 17 January 2019

   Added link to information about how to claim a subsistence rates back payment for potential victims of modern slavery.

8. 18 October 2018

   2018 UK annual report on modern slavery published.

9. 16 October 2018

   Added link to information about the contacts database for guidance on modern slavery reporting.

10. 16 October 2018

    Added link to National Referral Mechanism reform document.

11. 17 October 2017

    Added 'A typology of modern slavery offences in the UK'.

12. 16 October 2017

    Added '2017 UK annual report on modern slavery' to collection.

13. 18 September 2017

    Added 'Help for victims of modern slavery'.

14. 2 August 2017

    Added new promotional material on domestic slavery

15. 27 January 2017

    Guidance for ICTAs at early adopter sites published.

16. 8 December 2016

    Information about how to report modern slavery published.

17. 18 October 2016

    Duty to notify posters added.

18. 16 July 2014

    First published.