Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner
(asked on 17th October 2022) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government when they will appoint the next Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner.
This question was answered on 31st October 2022
The role of the Anti-Slavery Commissioner (IASC), as set out in the 2015 Modern Slavery Act, is to encourage good practice in the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of slavery and human trafficking offences and the identification of victims.
The process to recruit a new IASC follows the principles set out within the Cabinet Office Governance Code on Public Appointments.
A decision on the appointment is under consideration.