Modern Slavery
Alongside the suite of legislative measures relating to modern slavery contained within the Act, a range of non-legislative provisions were announced in the New Plan for Immigration to provide enhanced support to victims. This includes commitments to ensure that victims’ overall support packages are more tailored to individual need from the outset, and that they have ready access to specific mental health provision. The Government also wishes to improve the support given to child victims of modern slavery, including those involved in county lines exploitation.
	The Government intends to provide increased support to First Responders to enable them to identify victims as early as possible. Alongside this, a new way of identifying child victims of modern slavery is being piloted, enabling decisions to be taken within existing safeguarding structures by local authorities, police and health workers, who have a duty to work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
	In addition to the funding we are providing to the police to improve the response, the Home Office is providing further funding to support work to increase modern slavery prosecutions, including by ensuring victims have the support they need to engage with the criminal justice system (CJS).
	As well as reforming the current system, a new fund to pilot interventions by non-governmental organisations and stakeholders will aim to prevent modern slavery upstream.
	To ensure the United Kingdom’s approach continues to meet the threat the 2014 Modern Slavery Strategy will be reviewed. The Government will seek to bring forward further legislation to support the wider NRM Transformation Programme and underpin any future changes to the system when Parliamentary time allows.
	The Government also recognises that the United Kingdom cannot tackle this crime alone and must work with international partners to deliver progress. The United Kingdom continues to demonstrate international leadership, including at the G7 and G20, driving action towards the long-term ambition of eradicating modern slavery. The United Kingdom government has committed to investing up to £200m of United Kingdom aid to combat modern slavery across the globe.