‘Edward Colston was “chief executive officer” of a company responsible for enslaving more Africans than any other in British history, the historian David Olusoga has told a court, as defendants argued they acted “lawfully” in toppling his statue.’
The Guardian, 16th December 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Four people are to go on trial accused of criminal damage in relation to the toppling of a statue of slave trader Edward Colston.’
The Independent, 13th December 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court ruling which found a council did not infringe upon the protections against modern slavery afforded the appellant (H) under Article 4 of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR).’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th December 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Experts have warned that victims of trafficking risk being “driven underground” under new Home Office plans to grant immigration enforcement teams the power to decide on modern slavery cases.’
The Independent, 12th November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Priti Patel’s immigration bill risks hampering the prosecution of human traffickers in the UK and making it more difficult for people to escape exploitation, senior police officers have warned.’
The Independent, 8th November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Three members of a gang linked to the largest human trafficking ring ever exposed in the UK have been jailed.’
BBC News, 25th September 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The publication of new sentencing guidelines for modern slavery offences should bring home to UK businesses the continued focus on modern slavery by law enforcement bodies, a legal expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 19th August 2021
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘We have published new sentencing guidelines for sentencing offenders convicted of modern slavery offences in England and Wales, following consultation. The new guidelines will give judges and magistrates dedicated guidelines to follow when sentencing offenders guilty of offences under the Modern Slavery Act 2015, including slavery, servitude, forced or compulsory labour, and trafficking for the purposes of exploitation.’
Sentencing Council, 12th August 2021
Source: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk
‘Lawyers are challenging the Home Office policy of deporting people to Vietnam who could be victims of trafficking after the UK sent a second charter flight to the country within a matter of weeks.’
The Guardian, 1st August 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘With Jamaica preparing to ask for reparations from Britain for the Atlantic slave trade, EachOther asks what this could look like?’
Each Other, 29th July 2021
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘Three pivotal members of the largest human trafficking ring ever exposed in the UK have been convicted of people trafficking offences that involved vulnerable victims being intimidated and exploited, having their wages funnelled in to bank accounts controlled by members of the gang and being paid only paltry sums in return for their labours.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 25th June 2021
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A private members’ bill seeking to address modern slavery, including establishing minimum standards of transparency in supply chains, has been introduced to the UK parliament.’
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd June 2021
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The government has announced the creation of a new workers’ watchdog to take over protecting the rights of UK workers.’
BBC News, 8th June 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘For those practitioners who thought that a positive decision from the Single Competent Authority as to whether a defendant was a victim of trafficking is admissible, having been settled since early 2020 with the Divisional Court decision in DPP v M [2020] EWHC 344 Admin, well…think again.’
Carmelite Chambers, 20th May 2021
Source: www.carmelitechambers.co.uk
‘More victims of trafficking will be locked up in detention and forcibly removed from the UK after MPs approved a change in Home Office rules relating to this vulnerable group, campaigners have warned.’
The Guardian, 5th May 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Cross-party MPs have attacked Home Office plans that will see more trafficking survivors locked up in immigration detention and threatened with removal, warning that it is a “hugely retrograde step”.’
The Independent, 29th April 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Modern slavery survivors with young children were among refugees allegedly forced to move accommodation in London with as little as one day’s notice during coronavirus lockdowns this winter.’
The Guardian, 29th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Three victims of trafficking and modern slavery who were subcontracted to sort rubbish for the national waste and recycling firm Biffa Waste Services are to launch legal proceedings to sue the firm for damages.’
The Guardian, 14th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The debate around reparations for colonialism and slavery has often been an explosive one. It is often dismissed as far removed from reality, relating to events in the distant past. But the legacy and consequences of colonialism are material, living, and breathing – which makes debates around colonial restitution as relevant now as they have ever been, argues Nadine Batchelor-Hunt.’
Each Other, 22nd October 2020
Source: eachother.org.uk
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