Anti-Slavery Day Act 2010

Anti-Slavery Day

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• (1) The Secretary of State shall by order made by statutory instrument specify a date which shall be observed each year as Anti-Slavery Day.

• (2) The purpose of Anti-Slavery Day shall be to—

• (a) acknowledge that millions of men, women and children continue to be victims of slavery, depriving them of basic human dignity and freedom;

• (b) 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;

• (c) draw attention to—

• (i) the progress made by government and those working to combat all forms of slavery, human trafficking and exploitation, and

• (ii) what more needs to be done.

• (3) In this Act “slavery” includes—

• (a) trafficking for sexual exploitation,

• (b) child trafficking,

• (c) trafficking for forced labour, and

• (d) domestic servitude.

Short title and extent

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• (1) This Act may be cited as the Anti-Slavery Day Act 2010.

• (2) This Act extends to England and Wales.

Anti-Slavery Day

Editorial notes

[^M_P_273e1abe-a32a-44e1-c544-40b1bee8575f]: S. 1(1): 18th October specified to be observed each year as Anti-Slavery Day (22.9.2010) by S.I. 2010/2325, arts. 1, 2