2026

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS winners

Reducing Vulnerabilities Award: Tatiana Gren-Jardan, Justice & Care

Empowering Survivor Voices Award: Gemma Humphrey and the Migrant Help Modern Slavery Lived Experience Advisory Panel

Rebuilding Lives Award: Norree Webb, The Salvation Army

Statutory Services Award: Kath Armstrong, NHS

MEDIA winners

Best news piece dealing with Modern Slavery: ITV News West Country (Marina Jenkins), ‘I wanted to end my life’: Modern slavery survivor forced to work night and day as care worker

Best investigative news article dealing with Modern Slavery: The Guardian (Amelia Gentleman), The malignant rise of OnlyFans managers: ‘It’s exploiting. It’s grooming. It’s predatory’

Best broadcast piece dealing with Modern Slavery: BBC (Grace Sweeney), Caitlin Hanna: Trafficked in Belfast

Best written opinion piece dealing with Modern Slavery: The Big Issue (Kate*), Few trafficking and modern slavery survivors get counselling. They have to face their trauma alone

*pseudonym used used for anonymity 

WITH THANKS TO

Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP for kindly hosting the awards in Speakers House.

And to our panel of expert judges:

• Annie McCarthy, Marsh Charitable Trust

• Charlotte Jamieson, Westminster City Council and the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea

• Amanda Gow, Tamar

• Jason Wells, Office of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner

View all shortlisted nominations for Media and Outstanding Contributions which showcase the incredible contributions to the fight against modern slavery made over the last year.