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 Navigator role. The initial aim of the MSOIC VN was to bring an Organised Immigration Crime (OIC) focus to MSHT offences. This included working at the ports and supporting vulnerable migrants as well as victims of slavery. Stakeholders including survivors, police and Border Force and Immigration were interviewed for the evaluation – which concludes that the VN had a notable impact on systems and ways of working at borders and provided swift, effective and comprehensive support to survivors through flexible and tailored coordination, while helping to maintain their engagement in police investigations and prosecutions.