Anti-Slavery Day Act 2010

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Anti-Slavery Day Act 2010
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title An Act to introduce a national day to raise awareness of the need to eradicate all forms of slavery, human trafficking and exploitation; and for connected purposes.
Citation 2010 c. 14
Introduced by Anthony Steen (Commons)
Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, Baroness Butler-Sloss (Lords)
Territorial extent  England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent 8 April 2010
Commencement 8 April 2010
Other legislation
Relates toAnti-Slavery Day Act 2010 (Specified Date) Order 2010
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Anti-Slavery Day Act 2010 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Anti-Slavery Day Act 2010 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to introduce a national day to raise awareness of the need to eradicate all forms of slavery, human trafficking and exploitation. Anti-Slavery Day is 18 October. [1]

Contents

Contents

The main provision of the Act reads as follows:

Anti-Slavery Day

The Secretary of State shall by order made by statutory instrument specify a date which shall be observed each year as Anti-Slavery

  1. The purpose of Anti-Slavery Day shall be to—
    1. acknowledge that millions of men, women and children continue to be victims of slavery, depriving them of basic human dignity and freedom;
    2. raise awareness amongst young people and others of the dangers and consequences of slavery, human trafficking and exploitation and encourage them to be proactive in the fight against it;
    3. draw attention to—
      1. the progress made by government and those working to combat all forms of slavery, human trafficking and exploitation, and
      2. what more needs to be done.
  2. In this Act "slavery" includes—
    1. trafficking for sexual exploitation,
    2. child trafficking,
    3. trafficking for forced labour, and
    4. domestic servitude.

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