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Modern Slavery campaigners attend roundtable with Home Secretary (2 August 2016)

Date: 02/08/2016
Duncan Lewis, Immigration Solicitors, Modern Slavery campaigners attend roundtable with Home Secretary

Home Secretary Amber Rudd and Safeguarding Minister Sarah Newton have met campaigners to outline new government action to end modern slavery.

The Prime Minister announced on Sunday (31/07/16) that the UK government would lead the way in tackling modern slavery, committing more than £33 million to eradicating the crime.

One Monday, charities and campaigners attended a roundtable hosted by Home Secretary Amber Rudd and the UK’s Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner Kevin Hyland.

The meeting highlighted the UK’s commitment to ending slavery and to set out new measures and support announced by the Prime Minister.

The new measures include a new taskforce led by the Prime Minister to oversee government action to end slavery – and a review by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) of the policing response to slavery, as well as the £33.5 million in Official Development Assistance funding to tackle the issue in countries from which the UK sees a high number of victims.

The new support comes one year on from the introduction of the Modern Slavery Act – which increased penalties for offenders, protected victims from criminalisation and created the role of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner.

Following the roundtable, the Home Secretary had the opportunity to meet a survivor of modern slavery known as J, who was trafficked from Asia to the UK and held for two years by her captors. J had planned to study in England and learn English to make a better future for herself, but was exploited by a woman from her own community.

Home Secretary Amber Rudd said:

“While we can never truly understand the suffering experienced by victims of modern slavery, we will continue to take action to end this abhorrent crime.

“I will work with the Prime Minister and all those campaigners and charities at the roundtable to ensure this government delivers for every victim both here and overseas.

“The harrowing experiences of victims like J will only intensify the government’s actions to end modern slavery.”

Charities attending the roundtable included Barnados, the Salvation Army, Medaille Trust, Human Trafficking Foundation, Anti-Slavery International, Hestia and End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes (ECPAT UK).

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