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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 14 March 2019 — 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

1. How to report modern slavery
   • 8 December 2016
   • Guidance
2. Support for victims of modern slavery
   • 24 March 2016
   • Guidance
3. Modern slavery victims: referral and assessment forms
   • 11 June 2018
   • Form
4. National referral mechanism pilot: slavery safeguarding leads (SSL) and multi-disciplinary panel members
   • 10 June 2016
   • Guidance
5. Claim a subsistence rates back payment: victims of modern slavery
   • 17 January 2019
   • Guidance

National referral mechanism reform

1. National referral mechanism reform
   • 16 October 2018
   • Guidance
2. Interim review of the national referral mechanism for victims of human trafficking
   • 12 November 2014
   • Guidance
3. Review of the national referral mechanism for victims of human trafficking
   • 15 October 2015
   • Guidance

Duty to notify

1. Duty to notify the Home Office of potential victims of modern slavery
   • 18 March 2016
   • 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

1. Publish an annual modern slavery statement
   • 12 March 2019
   • 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
   • 22 October 2018
   • 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. 2018 UK annual report on modern slavery
   • 18 October 2018
   • Corporate report
2. 2017 UK annual report on modern slavery
   • 16 October 2017
   • Corporate report
3. Modern slavery and public health
   • 7 December 2017
   • Research and analysis
4. A typology of modern slavery offences in the UK
   • 17 October 2017
   • Research and analysis
5. Report of the inter-departmental ministerial group on modern slavery 2016
   • 12 October 2016
   • Policy paper
6. Modern Slavery: an application of multiple systems estimation
   • 29 November 2014
   • Research and analysis
7. 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. Help for adult victims of modern slavery
   • 6 September 2017
   • Promotional material
2. Domestic slavery
   • 1 August 2017
   • Promotional material
3. Modern slavery is closer than you think
   • 25 August 2017
   • Promotional material
4. Modern Slavery marketing campaign evaluation report
   • 11 August 2015
   • Research and analysis
5. Modern slavery: how the UK is leading the fight
   • 8 July 2014
   • Promotional material
6. Modern slavery: How the UK is leading the fight
   • 8 July 2014
   • Written statement to Parliament
7. Support for victims of modern slavery
   • 24 March 2016
   • Guidance

Independent child trafficking advocates

1. Child trafficking advocates: early adopter sites
   • 21 January 2019
   • Statutory guidance
2. Independent child trafficking advocates trial: government report
   • 17 December 2015
   • Policy paper
3. Evaluation of child trafficking advocates trial: interim findings, March 2015
   • 4 March 2015
   • Policy paper
4. Evaluation of independent child trafficking advocates trial: final report
   • 17 December 2015
   • Research and analysis

Training

1. Modern slavery training: resource page
   • 9 October 2018
   • Guidance

Published 16 July 2014
Last updated 14 March 2019 + show all updates

1. 14 March 2019 Added a new document called publish an annual modern slavery statement.
2. 17 January 2019 Added link to information about how to claim a subsistence rates back payment for potential victims of modern slavery.
3. 18 October 2018 2018 UK annual report on modern slavery published.
4. 16 October 2018 Added link to information about the contacts database for guidance on modern slavery reporting.
5. 16 October 2018 Added link to National Referral Mechanism reform document.
6. 17 October 2017 Added 'A typology of modern slavery offences in the UK'.
7. 16 October 2017 Added '2017 UK annual report on modern slavery' to collection.
8. 18 September 2017 Added 'Help for victims of modern slavery'.
9. 2 August 2017 Added new promotional material on domestic slavery
10. 27 January 2017 Guidance for ICTAs at early adopter sites published.
11. 8 December 2016 Information about how to report modern slavery published.
12. 18 October 2016 Duty to notify posters added.
13. 16 July 2014 First published.