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Recommendation 17
17
Accepted
Paragraph: 68
Consider including strategy for reducing demand for sexual exploitation in Commissioner's Strategic Plan.
Conclusion
The new Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner should actively consider including a strategy for reducing demand for sexual exploitation in the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner Strategic Plan.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government shares the committee's focus but states that the UK's response to modern slavery is already underpinned by the Modern Slavery Strategy 2014 and the Modern Slavery Act 2015, rather than committing the IASC to a new specific consideration.
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Paragraph Reference:
68
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted
23. The role of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner (IASC) is independent of Government, and therefore it would not be appropriate for Government to accept this recommendation.
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