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  2. Modern Slavery Act 2015 - Wikipedia

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    The Modern Slavery Act 2015 (c. 30) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is designed to combat modern slavery in the UK and consolidates previous offences relating to trafficking and slavery. The act extends essentially to England and Wales, but some provisions (for example, relating to modern slavery statements and cross ...

  3. Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority - Wikipedia

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    In England and Wales, the GLAA uses the Modern Slavery Act 2015 to investigate forced or compulsory labour and human trafficking offences. The Immigration Act 2016 also introduced Labour Market Enforcement Undertakings (LMEUs) and Labour Market Enforcement Orders (LMEOs) which can be used as an alternative or additional sanction for breaches of ...

  4. Cuckooing - Wikipedia

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    Jess Phillips and Iain Duncan Smith are leading calls for cuckooing to be criminalised as part of a review of the 2015 Modern Slavery Act. North Wales Police told the Centre for Social Justice that between March 2021 and April 2022 they had identified 54 cuckooing victims, 44 were thought to have problems with substance misuse, 10 were disabled ...

  5. Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner - Wikipedia

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    The Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner is a position created by the Modern Slavery Act 2015. Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner. 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 ...

  6. Human trafficking in the United States - Wikipedia

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    State policy: Georgia law OCGA 16-5-46 prohibits the trafficking of persons for labor or sexual servitude with a more severe penalty for trafficking minors. [162] Other related laws: On April 2, 2015, a new law was passed called the SB8 and SR7. Under this law, convicted traffickers will register as sex offenders and pay into a state fund ...

  7. Explainer-Who are the immigrants who could be targeted in ...

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    President-elect Donald Trump plans to launch a mass deportation operation targeting millions of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally and with temporary protections once he takes office on Jan ...

  8. Slavery in the 21st century - Wikipedia

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    In the United Kingdom, the British government passed the Modern Slavery Act 2015, supported by major reforms in the legal system instituted through the Criminal Finances Act 2017, effective from September 30, 2017. Under the latter act, there is transparency in regards to interbank information sharing with law enforcement agencies to help to ...

  9. Blake Lively's Sexual Harassment Complaint: Legal Expert ...

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    Blake Lively could be headed to trial over the claims made in her sexual harassment complaint against Justin Baldoni, a legal expert tells PEOPLE.. According to Gregory Doll, who is a partner at ...