How does criminal exploitation trap society’s most vulnerable?

On World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner sets out how we can strengthen our national effort and collaborate internationally to combat modern slavery and human trafficking.

New research co-commissioned by Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner and the Modern Slavery 
Policy and Evidence Centre (MSPEC) at the University of Oxford, and led by ECPAT UK, explores how gaps and inconsistencies in definitions and terminology are undermining the effectiveness of the UK's response to child trafficking and exploitation. 

Modern slavery is rising across the UK, but the policing response is in decline. This report by the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner examines what’s working, what’s broken, and what must change to rebuild a coordinated, effective policing response.