‘An independent review into the effectiveness of the criminal justice provisions in the Modern Slavery Act 2015 one year after coming into effect.’
Home Office, 31st July 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘Three family members have been jailed for forcing a man to do heavy labour for tiny amounts in Cardiff.’
BBC News, 24th May 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Compensation claims for torture, rape, wrongful detention and forced labour brought by 40,000 Kenyans who allege they were mistreated by British officials during the Mau Mau insurgency are due to be heard in the high court in London on Monday.’
The Guardian, 22nd May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Prosecutors from across the UK have signed up to new commitments to tackle human trafficking and exploitation. It comes as figures suggest trafficking prosecutions in England and Wales have increased since the introduction of the Modern Slavery Act in April.’
BBC News, 26th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman recruited from India to be a domestic servant for a family in the UK and paid 11p an hour has been awarded almost £184,000 in unpaid wages.’
BBC News, 22nd September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Conservatives want to replace it. Here are five things it has implemented for good.’
The Independent, 15th May 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The modern slavery bill now in parliament must ensure big business respects human rights in providing its goods and services worldwide, not just in the UK.’
The Guardian, 24th March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘MPs have rejected an amendment made by the Lords to the modern slavery bill, which would allow migrant workers to change employer.’
The Guardian, 17th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Granting victims of slavery immunity from prosecution to give evidence about exploitation will be a key tool in tackling organised gangs, according to the officer in charge of coordinating new investigative powers.’
The Guardian, 28th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘It was a case that lifted the lid on modern day “slavery” in Wales. David Daniel Doran was jailed last month for forcing a vulnerable man to work unpaid at a farm near Newport. Now as BBC Wales’ Week In Week Out programme delves further into the case, we take an look at some of the issues raised.’
BBC News, 4th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The government’s modern slavery bill is a “lost opportunity,” the home secretary’s former special envoy for human trafficking has warned. Anthony Steen, who advised on the legislation and chairs the Human Trafficking Foundation, said the bill, which will be debated in parliament on Tuesday for its third reading, had “yawning gaps”, and failed to focus on the needs of victims of trafficking in the UK.’
The Guardian, 3rd November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A horse breeder who forced a vulnerable man to work on his farm for 13 years without pay has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.’
The Independent, 24th October 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A deaf girl from Pakistan kept as a slave for nine years by a millionaire couple from Salford is to receive £100,000 in compensation.’
BBC News, 15th October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Following plans announced at the Conservative Party’s recent conference to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights, Harriet Johnson reminds us why we signed it in the first place, and underlines why it remains such an important safeguard over half a century later.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 3rd October 2014
Source: www.doughtystreet.co.uk
‘A woman has been found guilty of trafficking two women from Nigeria to the UK to work in the sex trade.’
BBC News, 14th October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The national referral mechanism is a multi-agency victim identification and support process.’
Home Office, 2nd October 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘These factsheets set out how the measures in the Modern Slavery Bill will help stamp out modern slavery.’
Home Office, 29th August 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘The Supreme Court has ruled that victims may in some circumstance recover damages from their traffickers. Overturning the judgment of the Court of Appeal that the illegality of the underlying contract ruled out the claim for compensation, the majority held that to permit the trafficker to escape liability would be “an affront” to public policy. The judgment has far reaching implications in this area because, by its very nature, human trafficking often involves illegality.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 27th August 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The employee had been allegedly trafficked from Nigeria to the UK by the employer to work illegally as an au pair (Hounga v Allen and another). The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, set aside an award of compensation granted in the employee’s favour for unlawful discrimination in relation to her dismissal by the employer, having held that the illegality of the contract of employment had formed a material part of the employee’s complaint and that to uphold it would be to condone the illegality. The employee appealed. The Supreme Court, allowing the appeal, held that it would be a breach of the UK’s international obligations under the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings for its law to cause the employee’s complaint to be defeated by the defence of illegality. The case was remitted to the tribunal in respect of a complaint in relation to pre-dismissal harassment.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 13th August 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexhange.co.uk
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