
Our impact
Understanding the impact we make and interventions that work and those that don’t is really important to us – it is core to our approach of using our frontline experience to spark change at scale.
In everything we do, we therefore seek to be clear, honest and accountable. Our impact reporting is rigorous and robust – and purposely so, because it matters. We interrogate our data, use independent evaluations to validate our achievements and share openly what worked and what didn’t, seeking to constantly improve.
These figures speak for themselves – they are just a small sample of the things we measure to be able to understand the impact we are making:
We measure the number of victims rescued where our teams supported the police or rescuing authority with intelligence, tactical advice, or direct assistance during the intervention.
We count the number of individual victims who have had multiple instances of specialist support from our teams.
We help survivors return home. We count the number of victims of modern slavery safely repatriated under the oversight and assistance of our teams.
This is the number of perpetrators convicted for any offence related to the exploitation of a victim, where our teams provided support to the victim and/or prosecutor in relation to the legal process.
This relates to the number of law enforcement or other professionals interacting directly with victims in their professional practice, trained in victim identification or victim care by our teams.
This relates to the number of specifically vulnerable people reached, through our work, with targeted prevention awareness training or more holistic direct support. We don’t include those reached through media awareness programmes.
Our approach to impact measurement
- We produce high quality data – that is rich, accurate, audited, timely, secure and analysed
- We focus on outcomes, not just activity. For example, we focus on measuring survivor recovery, so we can be sure that what we are doing improves people’s lives in the long term.
- We know how important transparency and accountability are and use evaluations by independent experts, and communicate our impact with honesty
- We use data to help us adapt programmes, making sure our interventions are effective
- We believe survivor-centric and ethical approaches are crucial, and empower survivors to shape, not just be the subject of, our research
- We leverage learning for systemic change – producing and sharing blueprints that move the sector forward globally
How we count
Our reports
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The expert strategy consulting firm LEK undertook an in-depth analysis for Justice and Care on a pro bono basis, using primary and secondary research and industry standard methods to calculate the cost benefit of the Victim Navigator Programme. This work was advised and reviewed by UK Home Office experts to arrive…Read report
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January – June 2025
Published July 2025Justice & Care celebrated a major win in the first half of 2025, with cuckooing set to become a specific crime in the UK, following years of campaigning from our team. In Romania, we also achieved a significant policy change, with the state set to fund the salaries of modern…Read report -
External Evaluation of Justice and Care’s Bangladesh Champion Survivor Aftercare Programme – Endline Assessment
Published September 2025Justice & Care has implemented a peer-led aftercare programme for survivors of Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking (MSHT) in Bangladesh. This approach involves empowering ‘Champion Survivor Leaders’ to provide aftercare alongside staff, benefitting both the Champion Survivors and those receiving support. This external endline assessment explores the benefits, challenges, and…Read report -
Driving Systemic Improvements in the Prosecution of Human Trafficking in Bangladesh: Endline Evaluation
Published April 2025Human trafficking remains a profound global and national challenge, characterized by the exploitation of individuals through coercion, deception, or abuse of power. South Asia, particularly Bangladesh, remains vulnerable due to socio-economic disparities, porous borders, and systemic weaknesses. Despite legislative initiatives such as the Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking Act…Read report -
Evaluation of Modern Slavery in Organised Immigration Crime Victim Navigator Role
The Modern Slavery in Organised Immigration Crime Victim Navigator (MSOIC VN) role was funded by Comic Relief’s Change Makers programme. The programme began in July 2021 and lasted for three years concluding in November 2024. In part, the role follows on from the success of Justice and Care’s broader Victim…Read report -
September – December 2024
Normally, we put together a six month impact report. This one covers a shorter period as we bring our reporting in line with a new financial year, running from January through to December. But there is no shortage of activity to report – with 54 survivors removed from exploitation, hundreds…Read report -
Baseline External Evaluation of Justice and Care Bangladesh Champion Survivor Aftercare Programme
Trafficking of women and children in Bangladesh especially around the border region, has been a serious concern for several decades. Rescue and repatriation of these women and children is difficult; however, reintegration also is a huge challenge due to societal norms and perspectives as well as individual’s traumatic experiences and…Read report -
March 2024 – August 2024
In the last six months, Justice and Care has seen significant growth in the number of survivors supported in Bangladesh after being given unprecedented access to support young women and girls in Government shelters. In the UK, we played a crucial role in helping to secure a conviction in a…Read report -
External Evaluation of Human Trafficking Prosecution Project in Bangladesh
Justice and Care Human Trafficking Prosecution Project is a groundbreaking initiative to expedite and improve the prosecution of human trafficking cases in Bangladesh. This longitudinal evaluation explores the extent of achievement of the expected outcomes, such as the extent of the dynamism and efficacy of the prosecution process after the…Read report -
Human Trafficking Prosecution Project in Bangladesh: Midterm evaluation
Justice and Care has been working in Bangladesh to revamp the prosecution process of human trafficking cases amid shockingly low prosecution and conviction rates. This mid-term review serves to analyse the new additions to the project design and activities since the baseline – examining the rationale, effectiveness and stakeholder perceptions…Read report