Webinar: Combating Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery in the UK
Feb 29
Online via webinar
Public Policy Exchange will be hosting a Webinar on Combating Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery in the UK: Developing a Stronger Multi-Agency Response for Identifying and Supporting Victims and Convicting Perpetrators which will take place on Thursday, February 29th 2024 from 9:30 AM — 1:00 PM.
Among the speakers is Dr Alister Bull, Training Manager at Hope for Justice (pictured, left).
To register for this briefing, please click here.
Confirmed Speakers:
- Professor John Coxhead, Director of the International PIEL Centre, Royal Docks School of Business and Law, University of East London
- Lauren Saunders, Head of Policy and Research at Unseen
- Dr Peter Olayiwola, Lecturer in Sociology & Criminology at School of Social Science at the University of Aberdeen
- Chief Inspector Alan Rhees-Cooper, Staff Officer to the National Police Chiefs’ Council Lead for Missing People at West Yorkshire Police
- Dr Matthew Young, Research, Participation and Policy Manager at Causeway
- Dr Alister Bull, Training Manager at Hope for Justice
- Dr Maayan Niezna, Lecturer in Law at the University of Liverpool
Programme:
- Evaluate current government policy on tackling human trafficking and modern slavery
- Develop ideas for delivering an effective coordinated response across national, regional and local law enforcement agencies
- Determine how local authorities and law enforcement agencies can work in partnership to target, identify and disrupt human trafficking and modern slavery
- Explore opportunities to raise awareness amongst businesses and ensure compliance in preventing human trafficking and modern slavery in their supply chains
- Assess how victims can be better provided with sustained multi-agency and monitored support after receiving a National Referral Mechanism (NRM) decision, minimising the risk of re-trafficking
- Analyse how relevant agencies can improve staff training and engage with local communities to improve awareness and understanding of human trafficking and modern slavery
- Identify how victims can be better supported to give evidence against their enslavers, thereby increasing levels of successful prosecutions
- Formulate methods of increasing the quality and quantity of NRM referrals from NGOs
- Explore new means of cooperation with EUROPOL and other European enforcement agencies after Brexit
