project_18337 - IASC Policing response to Modern Slavery research

The Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioners (IASC) works on encouraging good practice in the prevention of modern slavery and human trafficking (MSHT), the protection of victims and survivors and the prosecution of MSHT offenders. The Modern Slavery Act 2015 consolidated existing criminal legislation related to human trafficking into one piece of legislation and formally introduced the concept of modern slavery. Modern slavery is an umbrella term that covers the offences of human trafficking, slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour. However, a decade on both the political narrative and operational responses to modern slavery crime have evolved considerably. The nebulous nature of the concept of modern slavery means it has always captured various forms of exploitation. Over time the legislation may have been applied in areas way beyond those for which it was originally conceived and may not have been used when it would have been suitable to do so.

As it has been nearly 10 years on since the introduction of the Modern Slavery Act, we would like to commission a research project that assesses how the law enforcement response has changed since the introduction of the Act and whether changes are required to improve outcomes for victims.

The research should attempt to answer the following broad areas across the 43 police forces within England and Wales

1.1 What does the current police response to modern slavery look like and how has this changed since 2015? 1.2 How do the police interpret the legislation and what offences they apply it to? 1.3 How does police action in relation to modern slavery intersects with adjacent crimes? 1.4 How could the police response to modern slavery crime be improved?

Greater details and clarity is provided within the ITT Documentation.

Additional information: This award is for UK based organisations registered with Companies House. Academia may bid but they must be UK based institution.

This is an online competition managed via the Home Office eSourcing Portal, Jaggaer. If you are interested in finding out more about this opportunity below is a guide on how to register, if you are not already a Home Office Jaggaer account holder, as you must be registered to gain access to the competition and its documentation on the Jaggaer. We will not be sending any offline material pertaining to this competition.

1. Interested organisations must first be registered as a 'Supplier' on the Home Office e-Sourcing portal ttps://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html 2. To register bidders must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet [D&B]) for the organisation which they are registering on behalf of. 3. If you do not have a DUNS number, please contact D&B UK directly on 0870 243 2344 (option 3), or online at http://www.dnb.co.uk/duns-form.asp. 4. Once registered on the portal, please email Malcolm Allan ([email protected]) and ask to be added to the event stating, "Project 18337 IASC - Portal Access" in the subject title. 5. Please note the email address used to register on the portal must be the same one used to advise Malcolm Allan as it is this email address that will be provided with access to the event. 6. The Home Office eSourcing portal will send you a notification when you are linked and Bidders must then accept this invitation to view the competition suite of documents. From this point all further communications including the submission of your online bid will be managed via the portal. 7. If you have any IT technical difficulties concerning the Home Office eSourcing portal please contact the Supplier e-Sourcing Helpdesk (via the link in point 1). 8. It is imperative you test your portal connection and become familiar with how to submit your bid in advance of the deadline date. It is conceivable that because the portal operates on the web, internet traffic may affect performance of the portal and this cannot be cited as reason to seek an extension to the submission deadline date.

The HO Jaggaer e-Sourcing portal is independent of other e-Sourcing portals. Therefore, if you have registered on the Crown Commercial Service Jaggaer e-Sourcing portal for example, you will also need to register on the HO Jaggaer eSourcing portal. Please note that bids will only be accepted via the HO Jaggaer e-Sourcing portal. Bids will not be considered if sent outside of this system.