Name Kevin Hyland | ||
Kevin Paul Hyland, OBE (born 1963) is the United Kingdom's first "anti-slavery 'tsar'". He was appointed as the UK's first ever Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner by Home Secretary Theresa May.
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Career
In April 2010, Hyland was named operational lead for the establishment of the Metropolitan Police Human Trafficking response. He retired in 2014 from the MPS with the title of Detective Inspector after some 30 years of service in order to accept the position of "anti-slavery tsar".
In this position, Hyland acts as designate Commissioner until the Bill achieves Royal Assent and will complement the already existing role of Victims' Commissioner to ensure that modern slavery issues are tackled in a coordinated and effective manner across the entire UK. He will work closely with law enforcement agencies, local authorities and third sector organisations to encourage good practice in the identification of victims and the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of modern slavery crimes, including international collaboration. The role requires published annual reports for Parliamentary scrutiny.
Honours and awards
Hyland was named OBE for his "services to Combating Human Trafficking" in the 2015 New Year Honours List.