Minister for Safeguarding (): On 16 July 2025, I
announced a public Call for Evidence on Identification of Victims
of Modern Slavery. The goal of this Call for Evidence was to hear
views from stakeholders on the definitions of a victim of modern
slavery, identification and decision-making processes, and
futureproofing the modern slavery system.
Today, I am pleased to publish the report on the Summary of
Responses.
The Call for Evidence closed on 8 October 2025, and the Home
Office received 119 responses from those with an interest and
experience in modern slavery, including people with lived
experience of modern slavery, NGOs and civil society
organisations, local authorities, academics, law enforcement,
first responders, parliamentarians, and members of the public. We
also ran a series of 10 stakeholder engagement workshops with
NGOs, local- and devolved governments, first responders, law
enforcement, statutory partners, and academics. I greatly
appreciate all the responses we received.
Over the coming months, we will carefully consider the evidence
received to inform further legislative and policy development to
ensure the effectiveness of the system for identifying victims of
modern slavery. This includes commitments made to reform the
modern slavery system set out in the Statement on Restoring Order and
Control(opens in a new tab).
A copy of the Summary of Responses report will be placed in the
Libraries of both Houses and published on GOV.UK.
