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The Modern Slavery Act 2015 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is designed to tackle slavery in the UK and consolidates previous offences relating to trafficking and slavery. The act extends to England and Wales. The bill was introduced to the House of Commons in draft form in October 2013 by James Brokenshire, Parliamentary Under Secretary for Crime and Security. The bill's sponsors in the Home Office were Theresa May and Lord Bates. It received Royal Assent and became law on 26 March 2015.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2014-15/modernslavery.html )〕 James Brokenshire was quoted as saying that the act would "send the strongest possible message to criminals that if you are involved in this disgusting trade in human beings, you will be arrested, you will be prosecuted and you will be locked up." == Provisions == The act contains a number of provisions:〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2014-15/modernslavery.html )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/research/briefing-papers/RP14-37/modern-slavery-bill-201415 )〕 * The consolidation of the existing slavery and trafficking offences * The introduction of two new civil orders to enable the courts to place restrictions on those convicted of modern slavery offences, or those involved in such offences but not yet convicted * The establishment of an independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner to encourage good practice on the prevention of modern slavery offences and the identification of victims. The first commissioner was Kevin Hyland * The provision of mechanisms for seizing traffickers’ assets and channelling some of that money towards victims for compensation payments * The creation of a new statutory defence for slavery or trafficking victims compelled to commit criminal offences * The provision of child trafficking advocates 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Modern Slavery Act 2015」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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