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Modern Slavery Bill receives Royal Assent
26 March 2015
The Modern Slavery Bill received Royal Assent today (26 March) in the final day of the parliamentary session.
Anti-trafficking campaigners back calls to ban paying for sex
26 March 2015
PRESS RELEASE: Anti-trafficking campaigners have backed calls to strengthen the Scottish Government’s Human Trafficking and Exploitation Bill by criminalising the purchase of sexual services.
Landmark Modern Slavery Bill passes
25 March 2015
The text of the Modern Slavery Bill was finalised in Parliament today when the House of Lords accepted the final version of the Bill approved by the House of Commons last week.
Trafficked children will now have a voice
25 March 2015
The most vulnerable of trafficked victims will benefit from the newly passed Modern Slavery Bill according to the CEO of the anti-trafficking charity CARE.
Trafficking laws in Northern Ireland a template for Scotland
25 March 2015
PRESS RELEASE: Scotland can learn from Northern Ireland’s landmark human trafficking legislation according to the architect of the trafficking laws there.
Early positive reports from advocate trials – but hampered by delayed referrals
4 March 2015
The University of Bedfordshire’s independent evaluation team has published largely positive interim findings after four and a half months of the child trafficking advocates trials in England.
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