Prevalence, location and nature of different types of modern slavery in the UK.

Background

Crimes such as homicide and theft, and drugs such as heroin and cocaine have always been of public concern, and there has been a recent focus on areas such as child sexual abuse, modern slavery, new psychoactive substances, online fraud, and online indecent images of children.

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Related UKRI funded projects


  • The Perpetrators of Modern Slavery Offences: Motivations, Networks and Backgrounds

    Since the turn of the century, increasing international attention has focused on the problem of modern slavery. Policy development has nevertheless raced ahead of academic research on the subject, of which there is a gen...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Manchester

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project aims to produce a better understanding of the problem of modern slavery, including the prevalence, location, and nature of different types of modern slavery in the UK, through interviews with convicted perpetrators.

  • Policy and Evidence Centre for Modern Slavery and Human Rights

    Modern slavery traps 40 million people worldwide, costs the UK economy between £3.3-£4.3bn a year and is described by the Prime Minister as "the great human rights issue of our time" . Despite the U...

    Funded by: SPF

    Lead research organisation: University of Oxford

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project specifically focuses on modern slavery in the UK, providing insight and analysis on the prevalence, location, and nature of different types of modern slavery.

  • Survivors of Modern Slavery in Prisons: The Blind Spot of the UK Anti-Slavery Regime

    This project examines whether the UK government has established an appropriate regime to identify and assist survivors of modern slavery in prisons in line with its international obligations and the responses to survivor...

    Funded by: SPF

    Lead research organisation: University of Essex

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project examines whether the UK government has established an appropriate regime to identify and assist survivors of modern slavery in prisons, which can contribute partially to understanding the prevalence, location, and nature of modern slavery in the UK.

  • "Negating Humanity": Modern Slavery in its Historical Context and its Implications for Policy

    It is a frightening illustration of our times that it costs on average price an estimated $100 to buy a person. In the US in 1860, a slave cost $1,000 - some $20,000 today. By almost any indicator it would appear that sl...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: UNIVERSITY OF EXETER

  • Identifying pathways to support British victims of modern slavery towards safety and recovery: A scoping study

    The Modern Slavery Act (MSA) does not explicitly place a duty on the State to provide support to victims of modern slavery. Instead, the arrangements for identifying and supporting all victims of modern slavery, includin...

    Funded by: SPF

    Lead research organisation: St Mary's University Twickenham London

  • GCRF Slavery Free Communities Network

    Modern slavery and human trafficking is estimated to affect more than 40 million people worldwide, yet despite widespread adoption of anti-trafficking legislation, sub-national policy responses are frequently fragmented ...

    Funded by: GCRF

    Lead research organisation: Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

  • Modern Slavery: Meaning and Measurement

    This project has two key research aims. The first addresses the meaning of modern slavery. It is a study and analysis of how slavery is defined by different 'user groups', with the intention of bringing usability and cla...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Nottingham

  • The Impacts of COVID-19 on Modern Slavery in Transition: A Case Study of Sudan

    When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Sudan was in the midst of a democratic transition, involving the reconstruction of state institutions, development of new legislation and governing frameworks, and a commitment to ensuring...

    Funded by: SPF

    Lead research organisation: University of Nottingham

  • The Antislavery Usable Past

    There are approximately 30 million slaves alive today. Around the world, including in the UK, these disposable people are held against their will, trapped in a situation of control such as a person might control a thing,...

    Funded by: AHRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Nottingham

  • COVID-19 Risk and Response: Impacts and Mitigations for Modern Slavery Victims, Survivors and Vulnerable Populations

    As the UN explained on May 5, COVID-19 "is likely to increase the scourge of modern-day slavery." Victims and survivors of modern slavery are at greater risk of ongoing exploitation and re-exploitation. Traffic...

    Funded by: COVID

    Lead research organisation: University of Nottingham