The Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre at the University of Oxford is organising a conference ‘Ten years on from the Modern Slavery Act: Where next for modern slavery law and policy?’
The event will be held on 5 March 2025 at The British Library in London.
In 2025 we mark ten years since the passage of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. Hailed as ground-breaking at the time, it defined policy and practice on modern slavery for the next decade. Ten years on, it is an opportune moment to reflect on and refresh the UK’s legal and policy framework for addressing modern slavery. The system to identify and support survivors is creaking under pressure, prosecution rates remain stubbornly low, and prevention is still poorly understood and implemented.
With a new Government in office now is the right moment to take stock and to look ahead to the next ten years. What should the UK’s policy priorities on modern slavery be and what new evidence do we need to inform them?
This landmark event will bring together policymakers, researchers, practitioners and lived experience experts to assess the UK’s modern slavery response and outline priorities for the next decade.
ITV News anchor Julie Etchingham will host a Q&A session with a special guest, alongside discussion panels with an esteemed line up of experts from the worlds of policy, law, academia, business and practice, as well as lived experience experts. Sessions will be chaired by the former UK Anti-Slavery Commissioner Dame Sara Thornton, Chris Murray MP, Tony Vaughan MP, Sophie Otiende (Azadi Kenya, former CEO of the Global Fund to End Modern Slavery), Patricia Durr (ECPAT UK).
See here for further information and details on the agenda.
