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The Modern Slavery Act 2015 (c. 30) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is designed to combat modern slavery in the UK and consolidates previous offences relating to trafficking and slavery. The act extends essentially to England and Wales, but some provisions (for example, relating to modern slavery statements and cross ...
The Modern Slavery Act 2015 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2016 244: The Modern Slavery Act 2015 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 245: The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Injury Benefits and Additional Voluntary Contributions (Amendment) Regulations 2016 246: The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2016 247
The Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (c. 36) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom proposed in July 2021 relating to immigration, asylum and the UK's modern slavery response. [1] The Act also deals with British overseas territories citizenship and registration of stateless citizens. Amongst other elements, it proposes to introduce ...
Trafficking in human beings (THB) and Modern Slavery Act 2015 offences, this could be trafficking for: the sex industry; organ harvesting; forced labour; other forms of involuntary servitude; Facilitation through: lorry drops (clandestine entrants) marriage abuse; college abuse; rogue employers; producing or supplying counterfeit or forged ...
The Modern Slavery Act 2015, [25] which became law in March 2015, and the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 [26] which became law in November 2015 consolidated existing offences relating to trafficking and slavery.
The UK-wide Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline is a confidential and independent helpline providing information, advice and guidance on any modern slavery issue to potential victims, businesses, statutory agencies and the public. It is an important part of both their support work and their influence work. [12]
With a potential government shutdown looming ahead of the holidays, here's what you need to know if mail services will be impacted by it.
Forced labour is a leading type of modern slavery in adults. [5] [113] County lines drug trafficking has become a leading form of criminal child exploitation. [5] Males have been found to be affected more often, both among adults and children. [5] [114] As modern slavery is a hidden crime, its true prevalence is difficult to measure. [114]