18 October 2025
Anti-Slavery Day
- In 2024 there were 288 potential victims of slavery, identified by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary.
- From April – Jun 2025 41 potential victims were referred into the National Referral Mechanism by local authorities.
- There are an estimated 50 MILLION victims of modern slavery in the world today
- Anyone, any age, one in four victims of modern slavery are children
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Modern Slavery Partnership are raising awareness of the signs of modern slavery, and how to report it by a social media campaign under #AntiSlaveryDay2025.
✔ Do trust in your own instinct, if it doesn’t feel right it probably isn’t.
✔ Do speak to the suspected victim, if it is safe to do so for them and you. Remember they may be coerced or controlled by others.
✔ Do speak to your safeguarding designated lead, and refer to your policies
You don’t have to prove it, only a suspicion or belief that someone is a victim is enough to alert police or the local authority. It is everyone’s responsibility to look for slavery and report suspicions or incidents – working together, we can stop it happening on our doorstep
Contacts
MSP website: www.hampshire-pcc.gov.uk/msp
Modern Slavery Helpline 0800 012 1700
Facebook: Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire &Isle of Wight
X (formerly Twitter) @HantsPCC
LinkedIn: Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and Isle of Wight