Menu Open search Home Community and local life Community Safety Modern slavery Modern slavery Contents What is modern slavery? In an emergency, always call 999. If you come across anything suspicious or need support, contact the Modern Slavery Helpline, 08000 121 700 (open 24/7) What is modern slavery? Modern Slavery is an umbrella term for human trafficking and servitude. It is used when somebody is forced or coerced to do something, and another person gains from this. The most common ways people are exploited are: forced labour – being made to work for little or no money sexual exploitation – being coerced or forced into selling sex domestic servitude – being made to work within a home environment for little or no pay criminal exploitation – being forced to break the law for someone else (begging, selling drugs) forced/sham marriage – being made to marry someone you don’t want to marry What does modern slavery look like? Modern slavery is often hidden in plain sight, making it hard to recognise victims. It can affect anybody of any age, gender or ethnicity. People are often unable to escape because of fear for their own lives or for the lives of their family, or because they don’t know who to turn to or who to trust. How to spot the signs Someone might be being exploited if: they allow someone else to speak for them they believe they have debt to pay off they have little or no contact with family they struggle to trust authorities someone else has their passport they are unable to take days off or leave a work environment For more information and specific signs for each type of exploitation, visit the STOP THE TRAFFIK website(link is external). What to do about it By learning the signs, you can help spot modern slavery in our communities; and by spotting it, we can stop it. in an emergency, always call 999 if you come across anything suspicious or need support, contact the Modern Slavery Helpline, 08000 121 700 (open 24/7) There are many organisations working in Kensington and Chelsea to provide support for survivors of modern slavery. Details of these can be found on the Angelou website(link is external). What is the council doing about modern slavery? We take a Coordinated Community Response to tackling modern slavery. This means it is everyone’s responsibility to work together to help achieve our objectives of identifying and supporting victims, bringing exploiters to justice, and preventing modern slavery from happening. We have a new Bi-borough Modern Slavery and Exploitation Strategy. This strategy has been coproduced by a range of partners, including by survivors and residents, and sets out our vision for ending modern slavery and how we can all work together to achieve this. Document Ending Modern Slavery Our Strategy for a Coordinated Community Response 2021 - 2026 PDF, 1.87 MB, 30 pages We have an active partnership group, made up of a range of agencies including the Council, police, NHS and local specialist charities, who work together to oversee our strategic response. The Council also has internal referral pathways in place, regular training for staff and is developing a modern slavery strategy to outline our plans for the next five years. We recognise that as a public body, the Council has a responsibility to ensure that we are mitigating the risk of modern slavery and exploitation in our organisation and in our supply chain. This is why we have developed a Modern Slavery Statement outlining the steps we are taking to mitigate this risk and we encourage businesses in the borough and in our supply chain to do the same. Document RBKC Modern Slavery Statement PDF, 363.88 KB, 12 pages Last updated: 6 October 2021 Help improve this website Give feedback Town Hall, Hornton Street, W8 7NX © 2021 The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Contact us Report a problem Complaints Freedom of Information Subject Access Requests MyRBKC Account Terms of use Cookies and your privacy Data Protection Modern slavery Accessibility Facebook - Opens in new window Twitter - Opens in new window Youtube - Opens in new window Instagram - Opens in new window Our Cookies This website uses cookies which are essential for this site to work and to enhance your experience. We also use non-essential cookies to help us improve our digital services. For more information please read our privacy policy. By clicking "Accept cookies" you are giving your consent for us to set cookies. Accept cookies policy Do not accept cookies