Lincolnshire Police are supporting Anti-Slavery Day on the 18th October.

This is a National event aiming to raise awareness within our communities about the issue of human trafficking and slavery.

Across the country, organised crime groups continue to exploit vulnerable individuals often for financial gain. It affects all of our communities and everyday policing, whether it is enforced labour, brothels, cannabis farms, benefit fraud, forced marriages or domestic servitude.

Detective Superintendent Pete Grayson said, “It is vital that we continue to seek intelligence, investigate slavery offences and work with other agencies, and our communities, to target exploitation as part of policing our neighbourhoods. By raising the profile of slavery and human trafficking, the opportunities to reduce victimisation and tackle organised criminals are significant.

“We will be supporting the day on social media by encouraging people to come forward and report any information they may have. With the support of our communities, we can take action against such atrocities.”

To put the issue into context, it’s more than 200 years after slavery was abolished in the UK, and yet there are still an estimated 136,000 men, women and children trapped in modern slavery across the country.

How can you help?

Download the @UnseenUK app to find out more about the signs of modern slavery and how to report your concerns. 

Support the campaign on social media from 18 October using #AntiSlaveryDay – we will be issuing daily posts for the week commencing.

The Modern Slavery Helpline is free, confidential, 24/7 and available in 200 languages. Call 0800 121 700 or visit the Modern Slavery Helpline website where you can also report online.