Today I passed my PhD Viva. Many thanks to all who have contributed to my research, supported and guided me. Thanks to the Wilberforce Institute and my dear friend and colleague Dr Alicia Kidd.

I have joined Helen Bamber Foundation 🧡's call to GOV.UK to take urgent action to protect modern slavery survivors during the #covid19 pandemic. Many are struggling to access services and support and risk falling back into the hands of those who exploited them. We must not let this happen.

International Operation coordinated by Interpol Nabs 180 Human Trafficking Suspects in #SEAsia. Over 130 victims rescued #Philippines #Malaysia #Indonesia. Serious crime & #exploitation continues during #coronavirus #pandemic. Danielle Heinecke occrp.org/en/daily/12186… via Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project

Well, I'm glad that broadcast made everything nice and clear.

Listening to R4... Utterly taken aback by the arrogance and complacency of Matt Hamcock who does not accept that there is any confusion in the country regarding COVID advice.

Important point raised by Christian Guy. As we worry about returning to safe work conditions under COVID - 19 maybe we should reject any product produced this way. Not good enough here? Then it's not good enough there.

In case you missed it - last week we launched a new website for the Contextual Safeguarding Programme along with an updated briefing by me and @jennyalloyd on the CS Framework and lessons from testing to date. You can access it all here contextualsafeguarding.org.uk

Just finished recording with Katarina Schwarz and @naomipaxton for the BBC Free Thinking #podcast available next Thursday. Listen to us talk about our Wilberforce Institute University of Hull Rights Lab research projects funded by Modern Slavery and Human Rights PEC on #ModernSlavery #policy #law and #training.

Having spent a career at the sharp end of Child Safeguarding I find it utterly appalling that this is being used to defend and justify the decisions of Dominic Cummings. It demeans the terrible reality of child abuse and neglect and those that work so hard to protect them.

Travelling to Durham (at the time an area of low level of infection) from London (the highest level of infection), presumably fails to meet the EXACT aim of the lock-down; protecting the NHS and saving lives, especially when your family have to go into hospital, albeit briefly.

For crying out loud, will someone ask a penetrating, challenging question and stop him repeating his ropy old story?

Don't believe everything that you see on TV e.g. numbers written on the side of a bus perhaps?

"With every major crisis in the world, traffickers are right there. They don't have red tape. They don't have bureaucracy. They can mobilize very quickly... and then have a long-term victim at their disposal to use as they wish." #humantrafficking #slavery abc13.co/2TGkQqW

Spent a few hours each day over past two weeks on an online CPD course on Child Criminal Exploitation by the excellent Dr. Craig Barlow @alicia_kidd and Luke with University of Hull and Wilberforce Institute . Loved every minute. Lots of food for thought going forward .

gtstewart.co.uk/modern-slavery…

Blurred boundaries: child exploitation, safeguarding and the criminal justice system researchinpractice.org.uk/children/news-… via Research in Practice

Representing modern slavery victim charged with possession with intent to supply - GT Stewart Solicitors gtstewart.co.uk/representing-m…

Clare Dowse’s client acquitted using modern slavery defence – 15 New Bridge Street 15nbs.com/clare-dowses-c…

UN approves new statistical framework to measure and characterize femicide for more effective prevention measures unis.unvienna.org/unis/en/pressr…

Well done Avant I Trains... Train now leaving 12 mins late because somehow the train became over crowded. Probably need to review how you manage capacity.... Especially on match days. Just a thought!