Modern Slavery Offences Consultation

This consultation seeks views on a draft of the first dedicated sentencing guidelines for offences under the Modern Slavery Act 2015. These draft guidelines can be found here: https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/offences/crown-court/item/slavery-servitude-and-forced-or-compulsory-labour-human-trafficking-for-consultation-only https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/offences/crown-court/item/committing-offence-with-intent-to-commit-a-human-trafficking-offence-for-consultation-only https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/offences/crown-court/item/breach-of-a-slavery-and-trafficking-prevention-order-breach-of-a-slavery-and-trafficking-risk-order-for-consultation-only There are currently no definitive guidelines for offences under the 2015 Act. The Act covers offences of holding someone in slavery, servitude, and forced or compulsory labour (section 1) and of trafficking for the purposes of exploitation (section 2). It also makes it an offence to