1. Modern Slavery Training
Duration: 20 mins
Produced by: BCC Crime Reduction Team 01/2017

2. What is Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery?

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Trafficking
Trafficking is the movement of people by means such as force, fraud, coercion or deception with the aim of exploiting them.
It is modern day SLAVERY
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FACTS: 1) 3266 potential victims were referred into the National Referral Mechanism (support framework) in 2015; a 40% increase on ) 20 of these came from Avon & Somerset police area.
Source: National Referral Mechanism, Summary Report 2015
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5. Someone is in slavery if they are:
Forced to work – through mental or physical threat
Owned or controlled by an ‘employer’, usually through mental or physical abuse or the threat of abuse
Dehumanised, treated as a commodity or bought and sold as ‘property’
Physically constrained or has restrictions placed on his/her freedom
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Home Office Video Modern Slavery is closer than you think: Understanding Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
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Types of Slavery
Sexual Exploitation
Domestic Servitude
Forced Labour
Debt Bondage
Organ Harvesting
Criminal Exploitation
Child Trafficking
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8. Victims by country of origin
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Signs to look for:
Physical Appearance
Isolation
Few or no personal effects
Poor living conditions
Restricted freedom of movement
Unusual travel times
Reluctance to seek help
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10. Where trafficked people have been found:
Private Houses (HMO)
Traveller Sites
Homeless Shelters
Food Industry
Hotel Industry
Drop-in Centres
Care Industry
Nail Bars
Massage Parlours
Car Washes
Hospitals
Factories
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Victim Protection
Modern Slavery Act 2015
Ensures modern slavery is a crime
Introduces the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner
Better support for victims
Transparency in supply chains legislation
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Victim Protection
Modern Slavery Act 2015
The Modern Slavery Act 2015 contains 2 main modern slavery offences, punishable by up to life imprisonment for the perpetrators:
Slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour
Human trafficking
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What can you do?
Under Section 52, of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, certain frontline staff who encounter a potential victim of modern slavery are required to notify the Home Office.
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What you can do:
Try to speak to the person on their own and ideally away from the place of potential exploitation
Be yourself, speak to them to find out what is going on-what is it that is concerning you?
Explain you can get them help
Modern Slavery is a Safeguarding Issue, so initially speak to your Designated Safeguarding Lead for reassurance or confirmation of your concerns (dial 999 if the victim is in imminent danger)
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15. What you can do continued:
Report to Police phone 101 or
Crimestoppers phone
Protect yourself, as you have a legal duty to report and complete a Duty to Notify Form (even if the victim says they don’t want help)
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16. Help available to them:
The National Referral Mechanism (NRM) is a framework of help, used to identify victims and collage data.
The NRM will be used to provide appropriate support and protection (via the Salvation Army)
Will offer access to: counselling; housing; finance; and legal advice
Anyone can identify a potential victim but referrals into the NRM must be made by designated police or local authority.
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Useful information
Avon & Somerset Police
Emergency responses 999
Advice & help 101
Unseen
Phone: (24/7)
Resettlement, Integration & Outreach Team (RIO)-local help and support
Phone:
Salvation Army
Support and accommodation for adult victims
Phone:
NSPCC
Advice and information for children victims
Child Trafficking Advice Centre
Phone: (24/7)
UK Human Trafficking Centre
Tactical advice
Phone:
Anti-Slavery Partnership
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