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WMASN article in the Journal of Public Health (2 Nov 18)

By westmidDecember 1, 2018 Categories: Uncategorized Leave a comment

‘Health inequalities and health equity challenges for victims of modern slavery’   Read our new report in the Journal of Public Health (published 2 November 2018), written by Coral J Dando, Robin Brierley, Karen Saunders, and Jay-Marie Mackenzie.   Background Modern slavery is a serious organized crime, with severe consequences for the physical and mental…

WMASN Newsletter August 2018

By westmidSeptember 1, 2018 Categories: Uncategorized, WMASN Newsletters Leave a comment

  WMASN Newsletter August 2018, to learn the latest news and updates from the Network and work going on in tackling modern slavery in the West Midlands; including more details on the following: West Midlands Anti-Slavery Network Structural Change WMASN Homelessness and Modern Slavery Task Group WMASN Homelessness and Modern Slavery Conference – Monday 15th…

WMASN Newsletter April 2018

By westmidMay 1, 2018 Categories: Uncategorized, WMASN Newsletters Leave a comment

  Check out our WMASN Newsletter April 2018 for the latest news and updates on the Network and anti-slavery efforts in the West Midlands. WMASN Newsletter April 2018, and see the introductory letter by our Network chair, Robin Brierley, below:   “Thank you all for your continued support and contributions to the WMASN. NRM referrals…

LIBERATE: Ode to Freedom by John Hunter

By westmidApril 25, 2018 Categories: Uncategorized Leave a comment

John Hunter previously worked for Birmingham City Council as their Modern Slavery Coordinator, and he is a poet and playwright in his spare time. On retiring, he was asked to write a poem linked to Modern Slavery, which was read out at our recent WMASN meeting. You can read the poem in full below. Its…

Post-NRM living

By westmidApril 13, 2018 Categories: Uncategorized Leave a comment

  The Snowdrop Project has created a tool for professionals to understand possible living scenarios for adult survivors of trafficking in the UK after a positive conclusive grounds decision from the National Referral Mechanism. Click here to read the PDF document.  

Nurses, Midwives and Modern Slavery

By westmidMarch 5, 2018 Categories: Uncategorized Leave a comment

The RCN has produced a new guide to modern slavery, aimed at nurses and midwives, that teaches how to spot the signs of trafficking and examines the role these professions can play in tackling the issue of modern slavery in the UK. Click here to read the guide.

Migration Statistics Briefing Paper (22 February 2018)

By westmidFebruary 28, 2018 Categories: Uncategorized Leave a comment

A number of important datasets were released on the 22 February 2018 from the Home Office and ONS. Among the releases are the quarterly Home Office Immigration Statistics, the ONS International Migration Statistics and the UKVI asylum transparency data. The West Midlands Strategic Migration Partnership has attempted to extract the key information from each of…

Modern Slavery: A council guide

By westmidJanuary 6, 2018 Categories: Uncategorized 1 Comment

  There are an estimated 40.3 million people living in slavery today, and the Home Office estimates that up to 13,000 of those are based in the UK. The help which councils are able to give, bolstered by the passing of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, is crucial.   Council employees are already working incredibly hard, rescuing and caring…

National Referral Mechanism Statistics: July to September 2017

By westmidJanuary 1, 2018 Categories: Uncategorized Leave a comment

The National Referral Mechanism is a framework for identifying victims of modern slavery and ensuring they receive appropriate support. Read more about it in our Guide to Modern Slavery here.   The newly-released statistics from the National Crime Agency show how it has been working from July to September 2017. The West Midlands has had a total…

WMASN Newsletter December 2017

By westmidDecember 18, 2017 Categories: Uncategorized, WMASN Newsletters Leave a comment

  This year has again seen us all achieve so much including the production of a Pan West Midlands Modern Slavery Policy and Procedure, a MS Table top Exercise and a MS Conference on Anti-Slavery Day.   Moreover, all network members have consistently enhanced the response to the many aspects of modern slavery and we…

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