Uncategorized Philippa Southwell drafts amendments to Law Society Practice Note on Criminal Prosecution of Victims of Human Trafficking July 2024 The law society has issued an updated practice note on prosecution of victims…Blog AccessJuly 1, 2024
News Home Officed Publishes National Referral Mechanism and Duty to Notify Statistics for 1st Quarter of 2024 Potential victims of modern slavery in the UK that come to the attention of authorised…Blog AccessJune 25, 2024
News The Criminal Justice Bill Has Been Amended to Criminalise the Act of Cuckooing ‘Cuckooing’ describes a situation in which criminals take advantage of a victim by moving into…Blog AccessJune 21, 2024
Uncategorized Report published on pilot localising identification of child victims of trafficking June 2024 The Home Office has published its report evaluating a scheme piloting local decision…Blog AccessJune 14, 2024
News Challenges and Opportunities in Gathering Modern Slavery Evidence Philippa Southwell was interviewed for a report on challenges and opportunities in gathering modern slavery…Blog AccessMay 23, 2024
Uncategorized Bill to Increase Accountability for Supply Chain Abuse Progresses to Second Reading Baroness Lola Young’s Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill (COPAD)…Blog AccessMay 15, 2024
News Southwell and Partners Secures an Appeal Against Conviction for a Victim of Human Trafficking Southwell and Partners secured an appeal against conviction via a referral from the Criminal Cases…Blog AccessMay 13, 2024
Uncategorized EU Parliament votes in favour of expanding actions to protect victims of trafficking The European Parliament has voted to adopt revised rules on trafficked persons. The amended Directive…Blog AccessMay 3, 2024
Uncategorized EU Council Approves Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) Earlier this month, the EU Council approved a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence directive (CS3D). Originally…Blog AccessMarch 25, 2024
News The SCA Has Changed Its Policy on Reconsideration Time Limits The Single Competent Authority (SCA) has recently changed its policy and guidance on time limits…Blog AccessMarch 22, 2024
News Philippa Southwell Meets with the Tokio Bar Delegation at the Law Society Earlier this month our managing director Philippa Southwell was invited by the Law Society to…Blog AccessMarch 21, 2024
Uncategorized Home Office Publishes National Referral Mechanism and Duty to Notify Statistics for 4th Quarter of 2023 The Home Office has released its National Referral Mechanism (‘NRM’) and Duty to Notify (‘DtN’)…Blog AccessMarch 11, 2024
News Tackling Modern Slavery Many people's conceptions of modern slavery involve the exploitation of foreigners in prostitution or their…Blog AccessMarch 7, 2024
News The Modern Slavery Policy Unit The Modern Slavery Policy Unit is a collaborative effort between Justice and Care, an anti-slavery…Blog AccessMarch 1, 2024
News Law Commission Reforming the Law – Criminal Appeals The Law Commission is seeking views on the legislation pertaining to criminal appeals, particularly the…Blog AccessFebruary 23, 2024
News Forced Labour: EU Council Bans Products Made With Forced Labour on EU Market The Council of the European Union has decided to ban products which are made with…Blog AccessFebruary 22, 2024
Uncategorized Update on the Home Office Public Order Disqualification Policy The Secretary of State for the Home Department (‘SSHD’), James Cleverly, has revised the Public…Blog AccessJanuary 26, 2024
News National Human Trafficking Awareness Day The National Human Trafficking Awareness Day was observed on January 11, 2024. It is a…Blog AccessJanuary 18, 2024
NewsUncategorized Philippa Southwell Speaks to i News About Home Office Delays In December, Southwell & Partners Managing Director, Philippa Southwell, spoke to i News regarding the…Blog AccessJanuary 10, 2024
News New Anti-Slavery Commissioner The Home Secretary has appointed the new Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner: Eleanor Lyons. The role of…Blog AccessOctober 20, 2023