The Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner is a position created by the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
The role complements the existing role of Victims' Commissioner to ensure that modern slavery issues are tackled in a coordinated and effective manner across the UK. The role involves working closely with law enforcement agencies, local authorities, third sector organisations and internationally to encourage good practice in the identification of victims and the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of modern slavery crimes, including international collaboration. The role requires published annual reports for Parliamentary scrutiny.[1][2]
The Modern Slavery Act 2015 provides the home secretary's power to appoint a person to the role.[3]
- ^ Profile, gov.uk; accessed 6 February 2015.
- ^ Home Office (13 November 2014). "UK's first independent anti-slavery commissioner announced". gov.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ "Modern Slavery Act 2015: Section 40", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 2015 c. 30 (s. 40), retrieved 11 October 2023,
(1)The Secretary of State must, after consulting the Scottish Ministers and the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland, appoint a person as the Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner