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as the United Kingdom'sfirst Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner.I am vacating the role having beenoffered a position as Chief Executive of ChildFund Ireland,an internationaldevelopment agency.  \nIt has been a genuine privilege to work with you as Home Secretary and Prime Ministerto address modern slavery where vulnerable children,women and men both here inthe United Kingdom and internationally are exploited in the most inhumane way.  \nYour personal leadership in securing ground-breaking legislation in the ModernSlavery Act 2015 acted as a catalyst to ignite global interest and momentum,therebysetting the foundations for others to follow which has been further inspired by yourglobal'Call to Action.'  \nOf course,the Modern Slavery Act introduced the role I currently occupy asCommissioner.This position is recognised as one of the key provisions of the Actparticularly in respect of independence,which is vital for success of the role.At timesindependence has felt somewhat discretionary from the Home Office,rather thanlegally bestowed.I hope that any future incumbent can be assured the independenceI am sure you intended as the author of the legislation.  \nI believe my office,in collaboration with many partners including Government,overthe past 3 years has made significant and wide-ranging progress.I leave confident  \nthat this office and the United Kingdom has moved into a role of thought leader andseminal actor on modern slavery.  \n# Amongst the office's proudest achievements I count:\n\nDomestically:  \n·Over a 100 per cent increase in the identification of potential victims referredfor support  \n·Leading on radically improved support for survivors of modern slavery  \n·Recorded crimes up by over 500 per cent  \n·Unprecedented uplift in policing operations  \n·Embedding sustainable training for judiciary in England &Wales,nowextended to Northern Ireland and Scotland  \n·Developing guidance with the Local Government Association for all councils  \n● Training through the Royal College of Nursing across the United Kingdomproviding advice to the largest body of health care professionals  \n·Working with governments in Scotland and Northern Ireland developing theirstrategies  \n● Identifying and corresponding with non-compliant companies in the FTSE 100and FTSE 250 to ensure they adhere to section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act  \n● Securing extensive media coverage of modern slavery including a 4-monthcampaign with the Evening Standard and Independent  \n● Advocating for transparent supply chains and businesses  \n● Supporting many initiatives with trade or industry bodies and endorsingprojects or guidance where appropriate  \n·Supporting faith groups such as Clewer and René Cassin  \n● Assisting with the development of materials for UK immigration agencies  \n● Working with the Premier League on their Modern Slavery Academy Cup  \n● Attending many hundreds of public speaking events  \n# Internationally:\n\n·Drafting,negotiating and achieving inclusion of UN Global Target SDG 8.7  \n● Negotiating with governmental and private sector actors to include ModernSlavery as a priority within the global agenda such as the B20,G20,UNGA andSecurity Council  \n·Identifying and providing recommendations to address root causes of modernslavery including lack of education,employment,poverty,governancevacuums and gender inequality  \n·Advising and working with many UN agencies  \n·Holding advisory roles at the global level  \n·Providing Her Majesty's Government with extensive advice on traffickingassociated to global migration issues including in Italy,Greece and NorthernFrance  \n·Providing leadership and advice on responses for UK priority source countriesincluding Nigeria,Vietnam and Romania  \n·Co-founding and developing the Santa Marta Group  \n·Assisting and advising the Commonwealth Parliamentary Asso","cbCaii0knfDkoKXA","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaii0knfDkoKXA","pdf",695687,"English","# Resignation announcement\n# 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