Modern Slavery Leads, Training & Funding
Q1. Do you as a local authority have a specialist lead/single point of contact on issues relating to modern slavery? Q2. If relevant, what team is the specialist lead/single point of contact based within? (e.g. adult social care, children's services, community safety etc.). Q3. If relevant, does the specialist lead/single point of contact coordinate responses for both children and adults? If not please specify which group they respond to. Q4. If relevant, is this specialist lead/single point of contact employed specifically to carry out this role relating to modern slavery, or are these duties carried out on top of other professional duties? Q5. If relevant, in what year did you begin to employ a specialist lead/single point of contact on duties relating to modern slavery? Modern Slavery Funding Q6. For each of the following years, please indicate how much money your local authority invested in identifying and supporting potential victims of modern slavery (if data is only available in financial years please provide in this format): - 2023 - 2022 - 2021 - 2020 - 2019 Where relevant, please examples of what these funds were invested in (i.e. training, commissioning survivor support services etc.) Modern Slavery Training Q7. What specialist training do you provide for employees to carry out their duties as First Responders in carrying out referrals of potential victims of modern slavery to the National Referral Mechanism? Where possible please provide examples. Q8. What specialist training do you provide for employees to better understand the rights of modern slavery survivors when it comes to issues of housing and accommodation for survivors of modern slavery? Where possible please provide examples.