Modern slavery overview

Overview of modern slavery and the National Referral Mechanism (NRM)

This training is aimed at:

• Legal advisors who are interested in working in this area

• Support professionals working with survivors of trafficking or slavery including those working within and those working outside of the MSVCC

• Those working at or with migrant or survivor led groups. 
  

The session includes:

• Definitions and indicators of trafficking and modern slavery

• Legal framework: Relevant sources of law

• Legal framework: An overview of the NRM process

• A brief discussion on public order disqualification decisions and Temporary Permission to Stay (also known as VTS leave)

• Different types of evidence that can be gathered and how to respond to requests for an account of exploitation and/or statements 

• A brief introduction to the types of legal challenges: Reconsideration, Judicial Review and asylum appeals and other appeals

• When legal aid is available.

The content for this session will cover legislation and case law from England and Wales as well as some international sources of law. It will have a strong focus on the Modern Slavery: statutory guidance for England and Wales (under s49 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015) and non-statutory guidance for Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The session is for 2 hours with an optional 30 minutes Q&A at the end.

Beth Mullan-Feroze

Beth is a solicitor specialising in immigration and public law, based in London. Beth joined ATLEU in 2024 as ATLEU’s Legal Training and Partnerships Manager. Beth qualified as a solicitor in 2014, following which she worked in the public law department at Duncan Lewis Solicitors before working at the strategic litigation project, Migrant Law Project. Beth then worked within the legal department at the Helen Bamber Foundation for five years, during which time she had part time roles as a supervising senior solicitor at Praxis Community Projects and as a policy officer at Anti Slavery International. Beth has extensive experience of preparing immigration applications and appeals at all levels as well as a variety of claims against public bodies and complex Judicial Review applications. Beth has provided and developed a wide range of training on all matters related to survivors of trafficking, as well as trauma informed working and the use of medical evidence in asylum and trafficking cases.

A 20% discount will be automatically applied when booking 6 or more spaces in this session.