Homelessness is an outcome and a driver of modern slavery.
This toolkit has been developed to equip homelessness organisations, local authorities and frontline workers with templates and documentation to create modern slavery services and multi-agency partnerships.
Councils might also find these documents helpful to consider for a wider cohort of vulnerable adults.
Together we can build a better support network for survivors of modern slavery.
It is recommended that practitioners complete The Passage Modern Slavery Training Programme in order to implement this toolkit effectively.
The Toolkit explained
This toolkit is formed of five sections, each containing the templates and documentation needed to create multi-agency partnerships to support victims of modern slavery at the point of identification, and to provide frontline support to survivors.
1) Modern Slavery Service overview
Read our Modern Slavery Protocol (what is The Passage Modern Slavery Service), the descriptions of our two main projects within the service: the Modern Slavery Navigator and our Multi-Agency Case Conference (MACC) approach for holistic immediate support.
| The Passage Anti-Slavery Protocol |
| Multi-Agency Case Conferences |
| Modern Slavery Navigator in the Homelessness Sector Project Description |
2) Partnership agreement templates
Improve your local partnerships’ response to modern slavery. You can find templates to formalise partnerships with local authorities and other organisations. These agreements are proven to be successful and are in use by The Passage, Westminster City Council and two safe houses in London.
| MACC Joint Working Protocol (between service provider and Local Authority) |
| Memorandum of Understanding with Safe Houses (outside of National Referral Mechanism) |
| Modern Slavery Navigator: Service Level Agreement |
3) Frontline work templates
Here you will find practical documents such as a Modern Slavery Assessment form for potential victims, a Form of Authority which the service user should sign before support is given, a template of an Action Plan and the Referral Form to our service.#
| Modern Slavery Action Plan | Modern Slavery Service Logbook (please download this file to edit and for full use of drop-down features) |
| Form of Authority | Modern Slavery Service Referral Form |
| Modern Slavery Assessment Form |
4) Multi-Agency Case Conference (MACC) Templates
In this section you can find practical templates when holding Multi-Agency Case Conferences (MACC) with local authorities and any other agency that is involved in a case.
5) Guidance on Victim Support
Access guidance from Human Trafficking Foundation on Survivor Care Standards, Helen Bamber Foundation’s Trauma-Informed Code of Conduct and The Passage Modern Slavery Handbook to support survivors who are experiencing homelessness.
| The Passage Modern Slavery Handbook |
| Helen Bamber Foundation: Trauma Informed Code of Conduct |
| Human Trafficking Foundation: Survivor Care Standards |
The resources in this toolkit have been reviewed by various partners. We would like to recognise the invaluable assistance of Westminster City Council, the Home Office Modern Slavery Unit, the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner’s Office, Human Trafficking Foundation, Local Government Association, Greater London Authority, Homeless Link, Crisis and St Mary’s University.
The Passage Modern Slavery Training Programme
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Any questions?
For all enquiries, please contact our Anti-Slavery Team.