Statutory guidance - Modern slavery: how to identify and support victims

Describes the signs that someone may be a victim of modern slavery, the support available to victims, and the process for determining whether someone is a victim.

From:

Home Office

Published

24 March 2020

Last updated

30 January 2023 — See all updates

Modern Slavery: statutory guidance for England and Wales (under s49 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015) and non-statutory guidance for Scotland and Northern Ireland

PDF, 1.6 MB, 229 pages

This guidance is for:

• first responder organisations
• organisations with a duty to notify the Home Office when encountering a potential victim of modern slavery
• other organisations involved in the identification of potential victims of modern slavery
• decision makers at the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) competent authorities
• organisations offering support to potential victims and victims of modern slavery