Major investigation and public protection

The following legislation may also be relevant to disrupt modern slavery offending:

Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004

Section 26: Authorisation of closure notice

Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004

Section 4: Trafficking people for exploitation

Children Act 1989

Section 17: Provision of services for children in need, their families and others
Section 46: Removal and accommodation of children by police in cases of emergency
Section 47: Local Authority’s duty to investigate

Children and Young Persons Act 1933

Section 1: Cruelty to persons under sixteen
Section 3: Allowing persons under sixteen to be in brothels
Section 4: Causing or allowing persons under sixteen to be used for begging

Coroners and Justice Act 2009

Section 71: Slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour

Criminal Justice Act 1988

Section 39: Common assault and battery to be summary offences

Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003

Section 22: Trafficking in prostitution etc.

Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010

Section 47: Slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour

Criminal Law Act 1977

Section 1A: Conspiracy to commit offences outside the United Kingdom

Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995

Section 271: Vulnerable witnesses: main definitions

Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004

Section 5: Causing or allowing the death of a child or vulnerable adult

Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981

Sections 1 to 5: Forgery and Kindred Offences

Fraud Act 2006

Section 1: Offence of fraud
Section 11: Obtaining services dishonestly

Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004

Section 12: Offences: acting as a gangmaster, being in possession of false documents etc.
Section 13: Offences: entering into arrangements with gangmasters
Schedule 2: Application of Act to Northern Ireland

Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

Section 2: Arranging or facilitating the travel of another person for the purpose of exploiting them in any part of the world

Identity Documents Act 2010

Sections 4 to 6: False Identity Documents, etc.

Misuse of Drugs Act 1971

Section 3: Restriction of importation and exportation of controlled drugs
Sections 4 to 7: Restrictions relating to controlled drugs etc.
Sections 8 to 9: Miscellaneous offences involving controlled drugs etc.

Offences against the Person Act 1861

Section 16: Threats to kill
Section 18: Wounding or causing grievous bodily harm with intent
Section 20: Inflicting bodily injury, with or without weapon
Section 24: Maliciously administering poison, etc. with intent to injure, aggrieve or annoy any other person
Section 47: Assault occasioning bodily harm

Policing and Crime Act 2009

Section 34: Injunctions to prevent gang-related violence

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Section 6 (4) and (5): Making a confiscation order
Section 75: Criminal lifestyle (definition)
Sections 327 to 329: Money laundering

Serious Crime Act 2015

Section 45: Offence of participating in activities of organised crime group

Sexual Offences Act 1956

Section 33A: Keeping a brothel used for prostitution
Section 34: Landlord letting premises for use as a brothel
Sections 35 and 36: Allowing a tenant to use premises as a brothel or for the purposes of prostitution

Sexual Offences Act 2003

Section 1: Rape
Section 2: Assault by penetration
Section 3: Sexual assault
Section 4: Causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent
Section 47: Paying for sexual services of a child
Section 48: Causing or inciting child prostitution or pornography
Section 49: Controlling a child prostitute or a child involved in pornography
Section 50: Arranging or facilitating child prostitution or pornography
Section 52: Causing or inciting prostitution for gain
Section 53: Controlling prostitution for gain
Section 53A: Paying for sexual services of a prostitute subjected to force etc.

Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008

Article 64: Keeping a brothel used for prostitution
Article 64A: Paying for sexual services of a prostitute subjected to force etc.

Theft Act 1968

Section 1: Basic definition of theft

UK Borders Act 2007

Section 44: Search for evidence of nationality

Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006

Section 54: Forfeiture and detention of vehicles etc.

Common law

Kidnap
False imprisonment

International law

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