News The Office of the IASC Publishes Further Report on Modern Slavery in the Finance Sector Following earlier reports and recommendations made by the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner (IASC), previously analysed by…Blog AccessDecember 16, 2021
News Philippa Southwell lectured at the 24-hour Conference on Global Organized Crime Philippa Southwell our managing director and modern slavery expert lectured this week on the criminalisation…Blog AccessDecember 2, 2021
News Philippa Southwell lectures at the Probation Institute on modern slavery cases Philippa Southwell, our managing director, spoke at the Probation Institute Trainees event this week. Philippa…Blog AccessNovember 25, 2021
News Home Office published new statutory guidance on modern slavery victim identification and support The Home Office published new statutory guidance for the identification and support of modern slavery…Blog AccessNovember 25, 2021
News Prevalence of Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking in the Sports Sector With only a year to the start of the FIFA World Cup 2022, issues of…Blog AccessNovember 18, 2021
News Football Supply Chains and Modern Slavery Exploitation With the increased scrutiny on corporate social responsibility and modern slavery compliance across all sectors,…Blog AccessNovember 18, 2021
News Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Compliance – Legal Requirements for Modern Slavery Statements Issues of modern slavery and human trafficking are global issues and there is increasing awareness…Blog AccessNovember 18, 2021
News Financial Sector: Links between Insurance, Social Corporate Responsibility and Modern Slavery Due Diligence Following the investigations into modern slavery awareness in the financial sector, and the report led by…Blog AccessNovember 3, 2021
NewsResources Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner publishes review of engagement with financial sector in eradicating modern slavery The Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, Dame Sara Thornton, has published a review of her engagement with…Blog AccessSeptember 23, 2021
News Sentencing Guidelines for Slavery, Servitude and Forced/Compulsory Labour have been published by the Sentencing Council Sentencing Guidelines for offences under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 have been published by the…Blog AccessAugust 25, 2021
News Philippa Southwell and the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner spoke in an interview for the BBC Radio 4 Documentary ‘A Long Way from Vietnam’ Philippa Southwell, Manging Director at Southwell & Partners, was interviewed for the BBC Radio 4…Blog AccessAugust 25, 2021
News Southwell & Partners Managing Director, Philippa Southwell, interviewed by GB News on Modern Slavery Compliance in Fashion Industry Our Managing Director, Philippa Southwell, appeared live on GB News for an interview discussing modern…Blog AccessAugust 12, 2021
News Philippa Southwell will be a guest speaker during ‘Forced Labour in Supply Chains’ event organised by Romildamor Philippa Southwell, Managing Director at Southwell & Partners, will be a guest speaker at the…Blog AccessAugust 4, 2021
News Annual Report 2020 – 2021 published by the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner The Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner has published her Annual Report for 2020-2021 pursuant to Section 42 (10) (b) of the…Blog AccessJuly 21, 2021
JudgementsNews Judgment: Supreme Court hands down judgment in A & B v CICA UK’s Supreme Court has handed down the judgement in the A & B v CICA case, Philippa Southwell, Managing Director…Blog AccessJuly 21, 2021
JudgementsNews ECtHR: Judgment in VCL and AN v UK final, after refusal to refer to the Grand Chamber The judgment in V.C.L. and A.N. v. United Kingdom (nos. 77587/12 and 74603/12) made by…Blog AccessJuly 21, 2021
News Modern Slavery: National Referral Mechanism Statistics – 1st Quarter 2021 (January – March) Home Office statistics for the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) for the Quarter 1 of 2021 saw…Blog AccessJuly 5, 2021
News Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner Calls on G7 Leaders to Tackle Forced Labour in Global Supply Chains The Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, Dame Sara Thornton and the CEO of the Global Fund to End Modern…Blog AccessJuly 5, 2021
News ILO and UNICEF publish ‘Child Labour, Global Estimates 2020, Trends and Road Forward’ The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) have published a report ‘Child Labour: Global…Blog AccessJuly 1, 2021
News Philippa Southwell Appears on France24 for a Debate on Slavery in France This week Philippa Southwell appeared on France24 for a lengthy debate on modern slavery and…Blog AccessMay 12, 2021