Modern Slavery and Human Rights: Policy and Evidence Centre

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The Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre was created by the investment of public funding to enhance understanding of modern slavery and transform the effectiveness of law and policies designed to address it. With high quality research it commissions at its heart, the Centre brings together academics, policymakers, businesses, civil society, survivors and the public on a scale not seen before in the UK to collaborate on solving this global challenge.

The Centre is a consortium of six academic organisations led by the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law and is funded by the Art and Humanities Research Council on behalf of UK Research and Innovation.

The Centre's mission is to enhance understanding of modern slavery across the globe and transform the effectiveness of law and policies designed to overcome it.

The Centre commissions impartial research to provide innovative, independent, impartial and authoritative insight and analysis on modern slavery. The Centre aims to drive real policy change and have a transformational impact on the understanding of modern slavery and the responses to it.

The Centre brings together academics, policymakers, businesses, civil society and the public on a scale not seen before in the UK to solve this global challenge. The Centre builds an inclusive network of networks to facilitate new collaborations capable of generating innovative solutions to modern slavery.

The Centre wants a world where people are protected from modern slavery by effective, evidence-based policies. Modern slavery is an issue that affects millions worldwide, yet it is not widely understood or well reflected by existing laws and policies.

There is a gap that exists between the high-quality academic research and the world of policymaking and law-making, as well as frontline work with people directly affected by modern slavery.

The Centre wants to bring together academics, policymakers, businesses, civil society and people affected by modern slavery and connect research and policymaking to transform the response to modern slavery.

The Centre bases its research on four pillars: victim and survivor support and recovery; prevention; product supply chains; and legal enforcement measures.

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2020

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