About this speaker
Robin is the Executive Director of the West Midlands Anti-Slavery Network, a multi-agency partnership which includes statutory, non-statutory and third sector organisations as members. He is also an independent consultant on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking.
Robin joined Thames Valley Police in 1990, and went on to work for the National Crime Squad, Anti-Corruption Command within the Metropolitan Police, and the Serious Organised Crime Agency (now National Crime Agency).
He worked within the Enforcement Directorate as an SIO, and later within the Intelligence Directorate working on organised immigration crime. Robin was then seconded to the United Kingdom Human Trafficking Centre (UKHTC) before leaving SOCA in 2011 to set up his own company.
Together with the Human Trafficking Foundation he founded and Co-Chairs and Coordinates the National Network Coordinators Forum. This was set up to bring together network and partnership coordinators from England and Wales to share good practice, raise awarenss of current issues, trends and challenges. These are then escalated via the Police and Crime Commissioners Modern Slavery Network, Home Office and Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner.
Robin is very much victim focused and endorses the view that partnerships are essential to identify and rescue victims, and contribute to an increase in investigations, prosecutions and convictions. The West Midlands Anti-Slavery Network recently received Big Lottery funding to set up and manage a place of safety post rescue in the West Midlands. They have also been commissioned to provide a MSHT Coordinator to Birmingham City Council.
