DPP speech to the International Summit on Modern Slavery – Crown Prosecution Service
‘DPP speech to the International Summit on Modern Slavery.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 21st February 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Category: trafficking in human beings
Attorney General speech at the Modern Slavery Summit – Attorney General’s Office
‘Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC MP gives keynote speech at the Crown Prosecution Service Modern Slavery Summit.’
Attorney General’s Office, 22nd February 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
Ex-slave wins appeal against ‘unlawful’ Home Office guidance – BBC News
“A former child slave has won a court fight against the Home Office after its immigration guidance was deemed unlawful.”
BBC News, 13th February 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Criminalised, detained, deported’: UK accused of failing trafficked children – The Guardian
‘Child trafficking victims deported back to Vietnam by the British government face the risk of being retrafficked and further exploited, lawyers and child protection groups have warned.’
The Guardian, 7th February 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Home Office urged to reverse ‘grotesque’ decision to send child slavery victim back to country he was trafficked from – The Independent
‘The Home Office is being urged by leading charities to reverse its decision to refuse asylum to a child slavery victim which would see him forced to return to the country from which he was trafficked.’
The Independent, 1st February 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Collapsed trial woman says she gave birth ‘alone’ in prison – BBC News
‘A woman held in custody for more than 13 months before her trial collapsed has told the BBC she hopes someone will be punished for the failures which led to her giving birth in prison.’
BBC News, 31st January 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
People trafficking case collapses over disclosure failings – BBC News
‘A judge has ordered the Crown Prosecution Service to explain itself in a case that collapsed because social media evidence was not disclosed.’
BBC News, 26th January 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Nottingham modern slavery brothers ordered to repay £167k – BBC News
‘Two brothers jailed for modern slavery have been ordered to repay £167,650 in criminal gains.’
BBC News, 22nd January 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Modern slavery victims ‘hidden in plain sight’, councils warn – BBC News
‘Householders could “unwittingly” be hiring victims of modern slavery to wash their cars, paint their nails or lay their drives, councils are warning.’
BBC News, 17th January 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Brexit Custom Laws Could ‘Slash Human Rights’ – Rights Info
‘New trade laws, which could allow ministers to water down or repeal equality laws altogether, are being debated in the House of Commons today.’
Rights Info, 8th January 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
Trio who used trafficked girls to work in nail bars jailed under slavery laws – The Guardian
‘A woman and man who forced children trafficked from Vietnam to work in nail bars in the UK have been jailed under modern slavery legislation. Police say it is the first time a successful prosecution involving children has taken place since the laws were brought in two years ago.’
The Guardian, 2nd January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Modern Slavery guidance – Sentencing Council
‘Explanatory guidance for sentencing offences of sexual exploitation under section 2 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 has now been included in the Sexual Offences guidelines.’
Sentencing Council, 19th December 2017
Wendy Thomas jailed for people smuggling to UK – BBC News
‘A woman who hid three people in a car and tried to drive them into the UK has been jailed for people smuggling.’
BBC News, 18th December 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pair guilty of human trafficking after drugs raid in UK legal first – The Guardian
‘Two gang members who ran a so-called “county line” drug network have been convicted of human trafficking in the first case of its kind.’
The Guardian, 6th December 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Two convicted of Modern Slavery Act offences – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Two people who arranged for underage girls to be trafficked for sexual exploitation have been convicted of offences under the Modern Slavery Act today (21 Nov).’
Crown Prosecution Service, 21st November 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Man jailed for four years for running prostitution ‘sexual conveyor belt’ – The Guardian
‘A dog breeder who made more than £100,000 by trafficking women on to a “sexual conveyor belt” across England and Wales has been jailed for four years.’
The Guardian, 26th October 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Police forces failing to tackle modern slavery in UK, report shows – The Guardian
‘Police forces are failing to tackle modern slavery and human trafficking because the cases are too difficult and senior officers believe the public lack sympathy for the victims, a highly critical report has found.’
The Guardian, 24th October 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Reyes v Al-Malki – Blackstone Chambers
‘The Supreme Court has unanimously found that a former diplomat would not be entitled to diplomatic immunity in relation a claim of human trafficking brought by a domestic worker because the worker’s employment and alleged treatment would not constitute acts performed in the course of the diplomat’s official functions (within the meaning of Articles 31(1)(c) and 39(2) of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations).’
Blackstone Chambers, 18th October 2017
Source: www.blackstonechambers.com
‘Absolutely unacceptable’: UK accused of failing to protect domestic workers – The Guardian
‘Campaigners have warned that thousands of foreign domestic workers remain enslaved behind the closed doors of some of Britain’s wealthiest neighbourhoods after the government failed to implement safeguards designed to protect them from abusive and exploitative employers.’
The Guardian, 19th October 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Domestic workers win supreme court case against Saudi diplomat – The Guardian
‘Two domestic workers who say they were exploited by a Saudi diplomat in London have won a major victory in the supreme court after judges ruled that their employer was no longer protected by diplomatic immunity.’
The Guardian, 18th October 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
