Safeguarding
Modern slavery resources
The following resources can support you with understanding your duties and responsibilities to identify and safeguard victims of modern slavery, as well as how identify potential victims, and how to refer, with consent, to the National Referral Mechanism.
Procedures and Protocols
- Camden’s Modern Slavery and Trafficking Guidance and Procedure
- Camden’s Modern Slavery Process Flow Chart
- The London Multi–Agency Adult Safeguarding Policy and Procedures
- Safeguarding children from modern slavery and trafficking: Guidance for professionals
- Adult Modern Slavery Local Authority protocol: The NRM and a local authority’s statutory duties
- Adult Modern Slavery Local Authority Protocol: How to identify a victim
- Children’s Safeguarding and Social Work policy and guidance
Resources:
- Human Trafficking Foundation website
- The Human Trafficking Foundation has created a Directory of Survivor Support Services in London, which is constantly updated.
- Modern slavery awareness booklet - GOV.UK
- The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) has produced a range of videos on how to spot the signs of modern slavery, methods used by traffickers to exploit their victims, and victims accounts
- The Independent Anti Slavery Commissioner (IASC) has produced a range of videos by sector on spotting the signs of modern slavery, which may be informative for any public sector worker
NRM Resources and Guidance:
- NRM Webinars for first responders
- NRM booklets in multiple languages
- Good practice examples for local authorities
Children’s society have also published NRM guidance sheets as below
- The First 72 hours Best Practice Guide
- Guidelines for writing a clear NRM referral form
- NRM Reconsideration Template
Other Government resources
- Modern Slavery Awareness Poster
- Modern Slavery Briefing
- Modern Slavery Information Sheet
- The Modern Slavery website for further information
Children
- Children’s Safeguarding – Child Trafficking and Modern Slavery
- NSPCC – Protecting children from modern slavery
- NSPCC – Child Trafficking
- Every Child Protected Against Trafficking – www.ecpat.org.uk
Other resources
- Migrant's Rights has produced a guide a guide to help migrants understand their rights and how to assert them. Translations are here.
- The BME Anti-Slavery Network (BASNET) promotes race equality, diversity and inclusion in the UK anti-trafficking and anti-slavery space.
- Unseen deliver training to professionals whose work may bring them into contact with potential victims of slavery.
- Stop the Traffik also deliver awareness raising courses
- Anti-Slavery Day (antislavery.org)