Portsmouth City Council is committed to preventing slavery and human trafficking and is an active member of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Modern Slavery Partnership.
The council works across the city and with the Police and Crime Commissioner’s office to raise awareness of the signs of modern slavery, identifying those vulnerable to it and responding with partners to reports and incidents. In its annual statement, the council sets out activities undertaken in the prevention of slavery and human trafficking in the previous financial year.
What is Modern Slavery?
Someone is in slavery if they are:
- Forced to work
- Owned or controlled by an ’employer’
- Dehumanised
- Treated as a commodity or property
- Have restrictions placed on their freedom of movement.