The local authority has a statutory duty to identify and respond to all forms of modern slavery.

Please read Camden’s Modern Slavery Guidance, which has been developed for all staff and includes information on:

• The local authority’s duties and responsibilities as a First Responder organisation
• The National Referral Mechanism (NRM)
• The process of reporting and responding to concerns about potential modern slavery, and the intersect with safeguarding processes
• Best practice on contacting and working with victims
• How to respond to child victims or children of victims

This is current guidance but may yet change due to ongoing and potential changes coming from government legislation, such as the proposed Illegal Migration Bill.

A flow chart has also been developed showing the process of reporting and responding to modern slavery concerns.

Practitioners should also read the Adult Modern Slavery Local Authority protocol, and be aware of the Camden Safeguarding Adults Board’s Cuckooing Guidance,  as modern slavery can often be linked to other forms of exploitation and crime, such as cuckooing, and they share similar indicators.