Modern Slavery Policy and Evidence Centre

Name

Modern Slavery Policy and Evidence Centre

Legal name

Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre

Website

https://modernslaverypec.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Policy Research Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights Monitoring, Documentation & Advocacy (BPADAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee Camp Coordination & Management (CCCM) (BPADAHAC), Government, Public Policy & Regulatory Reference (Public Administration, Regulatory Guidance) (EDAGAGAK)

Keywords

• Modern slavery research
• Human rights policy
• Anti-trafficking policy
• Evidence-based research
• Policy analysis services

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Funding: Primary funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), through the Strategic Priorities Fund. This is institutional public funding for research and policy work on modern slavery.
2. Sigrid Rausing Trust Funding: Additional funding from the Sigrid Rausing Trust supporting specific projects such as the 'Informing the UK Public Debate on Human Rights' initiative.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

The Modern Slavery Policy and Evidence Centre (Modern Slavery PEC) is a publicly funded research consortium that commissions, produces, and disseminates research, policy briefings, and guidance aimed at strengthening UK laws and policies designed to prevent modern slavery and human trafficking. It operates a publications library, runs a Lived Experience Advisory Panel, hosts a monthly lunchtime seminar series, and coordinates a community of anti-exploitation professionals via an email Google Group.

Product overview

The Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC) is a research and policy organization rather than a commercial product company. The PEC operates a website platform providing access to its research portfolio, publications, and collaborative tools. The core offering includes a publications library of research reports, policy briefings, and legal analyses; the PEC Google Group for professional collaboration; a newsletter subscription service; and a lunchtime seminar series with YouTube and podcast recordings. The PEC also coordinates multiple research projects including statistical analysis of the National Referral Mechanism, prevention research using the BETR continuum framework, and workstreams on legal enforcement and supply chain regulation. Key publications include policy recommendations for UK Government, legal analyses of the Rwanda Treaty and Illegal Migration Act, and the Framing Modern Slavery messaging guide. The organization is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and led by the University of Oxford in collaboration with the University of Hull and University of Liverpool.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Publications Library

Quantifiable outcome

• 94% of survivors supported by The Passage service faced homelessness following exploitation experiences
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• University of OxfordcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe PEC is led by the University of Oxford, which operates the website and serves as the primary institutional host. Oxford provides administrative infrastructure, governance, and academic leadership for the consortium.
• Bonavero Institute of Human RightscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner institution contributing expertise on human rights law and policy. Collaborates on the 'Informing the UK Public Debate on Human Rights' project alongside Middlesex School of Law.
• University of LiverpoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner contributing to the PEC's research and policy work on modern slavery and human rights.
• Wilberforce Institute, University of HullcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner institution leading the 'Legal enforcement of modern slavery' workstream examining how the UK's legal system enforces modern slavery offences and how justice outcomes can be improved.
• Middlesex University and Bingham Centre for the Rule of LawcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner contributing expertise on rule of law and business human rights. Collaborates on 'Informing the UK Public Debate on Human Rights' project and leads supply chain regulation research.
• International Organization for Migration (IOM) UKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner leading statistical analysis of the UK National Referral Mechanism (NRM) data to improve understanding of the nature and scale of modern slavery.
• The PassagemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLondon-based homelessness charity collaborating on research addressing housing challenges faced by survivors of modern slavery, including those who decline to enter the NRM.
• Sophie Hayes FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharity delivering employability programmes for women survivors of modern slavery since 2011. Partner in research evaluating how employability programmes prevent re-trafficking.
• Rights Lab, University of NottinghamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld's largest modern slavery research group, contributing expertise on Malaysian medical gloves supply chain research and survivor support evaluation.
• Newcastle UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner leading work on forced labour in Malaysian medical gloves supply chains, examining impact of COVID-19 on modern slavery in PPE supply chains.
• Brighton and Sussex Medical SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner contributing expertise on labour issues and forced labour indicators in Malaysian medical gloves supply chain research.
• Impactt LimitedmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLabour rights consultancy and research partner providing expertise on ethical recruitment practices and supply chain due diligence.
• UnseenmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnti-slavery organization collaborating on research into responsible recruitment in Malaysian medical gloves industry.
• After ExploitationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization co-leading research on improving access to compensation for survivors of modern slavery, in partnership with University of Hull.
• Public Interest Research Centre (PIRC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch organization commissioned to conduct research on effectively communicating modern slavery to the British public and developing survivor-informed messaging.
• Barnardo's National Counter Trafficking Centre (NCTC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in research on online recruitment of children into criminal exploitation, providing practitioner expertise on child trafficking.
• Independent Child Trafficking Guardianship (ICTG) ServicemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in research on online child criminal exploitation, contributing expertise on guardianship for child trafficking victims.
• Cardiff University SPARKmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCardiff University's Social Science Research Park leading research on patterns of online recruitment and exploitation of children in digital spaces.
• BASNET BME Anti-Slavery NetworkmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBME Anti-Slavery Network partnering on safehouse provision research for modern slavery survivors.
• King's College LondoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner contributing expertise on public health approaches to prevention and knowledge mobilisation in modern slavery policy.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Unseen UK: A UK-based anti-slavery organization that runs the Modern Slavery Helpline and supports survivors. Comparable as a UK modern-slavery operational and policy organization, and a PEC research partner on the Malaysian supply chain work — overlaps on survivor support and supply chain due diligence research.
• Human Trafficking Foundation: A UK-based charity that brings together anti-trafficking organizations, survivors, and policymakers. Comparable as a UK convening and policy-influencing body on modern slavery and human trafficking, with overlapping stakeholders and survivor-engagement work.
• Rights Lab, University of Nottingham: The world's largest modern slavery research group, based at the University of Nottingham. It is a natural direct peer — also an academic research center focused on modern slavery, also a PEC consortium partner, and competing for similar funders, government attention, and academic talent in the UK modern slavery research space.
• Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation, University of Hull: A research institute dedicated to slavery, antislavery, and human rights issues, and a PEC consortium partner. Comparable as a UK-based academic unit producing research and policy analysis on modern slavery and human trafficking, with overlapping funder base and stakeholder audiences.
• Anti-Slavery International: The world's oldest international human rights organisation, focused specifically on modern slavery. Comparable as an advocacy and policy organization producing research, briefings, and campaigns on modern slavery — though it is more advocacy-led and less academic/consortium-based than PEC.
• Walk Free Foundation: An international activism-focused organization that produces the Global Slavery Index and funds anti-slavery initiatives. Comparable as a research-and-advocacy producer on modern slavery with a global scope, but operates more as a funder/advocate rather than as an academic consortium.
• Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, University of Oxford: An Oxford-based human rights research and teaching institute, and a PEC consortium partner. Comparable as a policy-oriented human rights research center that produces legal analyses, policy briefings, and convenes stakeholders — overlapping on the human rights policy analysis workstream.
• International Organization for Migration (IOM) UK: A PEC research partner that leads statistical analysis of NRM data. Comparable as an international organization producing research on migration and exploitation, including the same NRM datasets that anchor the PEC's quantitative work, with overlapping UK and international scope.
• Freedom Fund: A private philanthropic fund dedicated to ending modern slavery, funding frontline interventions and producing research. Comparable as a research-grant-maker and convener in modern slavery, though it operates more as a funder than as a research producer.

Regional players

• Polaris Project: A US-based anti-trafficking organization operating the National Human Trafficking Hotline and producing research on trafficking patterns. Comparable as a research-and-operations organization focused on modern slavery, but US-centric and serving a different national policy environment than the PEC.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/SlaveryPEC
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC0Yt0XlObCWWiShmjkxgeFA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/modern-slavery-pec

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