The real-life story of a survivor of domestic servitude has become the inspiration behind a new online animation aimed at the communities of West Yorkshire. It highlights the signs, raises awareness and encourages reporting of this hidden crime. Domestic servitude typically involves victims working in a...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqKonIODi8o Following last week’s release of a music video tackling the issue of County Lines drug dealing, the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) for Humberside has teamed up with the Humber Modern Slavery Partnership and local award-winning production company My Pockets to produce...
The Humber Modern Slavery Partnership, supported by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) for Humberside, has been recognised in this year’s iESE Public Sector Transformation Awards, receiving a Certificate of Excellence in the category of ‘Working Together’ for our work to tackle...
A ground-breaking report into the UK’s financial sector has found worryingly low levels of awareness of forced labour and exploitation of workers. Read the report - PREVENTING MODERN SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING: An Agenda for Action across the Financial Services Sector The study, led by Dame Sara...
The National Crime Agency has recently released the statistics relating to the people who were identified in the UK in 2017 as potential victims of Modern Slavery.1 These statistics provide a breakdown of the victims’ nationalities, genders, types of exploitation, and they identify whether the victims...
The 'Invisible People' exhibition by the National Crime Agency seeks to show that while victims are often hidden away, many are working in plain sight. For Hull's Freedom Festival 2018 the exhibition and its message was front and centre stage for all to see. Scores of...
The Home Secretary has announced radical reforms to boost support for slavery victims in the UK as a new elite multi-agency intelligence unit starts work to tackle human trafficking. Read the full details here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/home-secretary-commits-more-support-to-victims-of-slavery ...
We are holding an event on the 24th May 2017 at The Lawns in Cottingham. Speakers are from the following agencies...
