Wolverhampton and Walsall Anti-Slavery Partnership (WASP)
We Chair one of the Black Country’s multiagency Anti-Slavery partnerships - Wolverhampton and Walsall Anti-Slavery Partnership
The overarching aim of WASP is to identify and support victims of modern slavery in a multi-agency and collaborative way, and to identify and seek to bring offenders to justice.
The Partnership includes practitioners from:
- the 'Third Sector'
- faith groups
- West Midlands Police
- City of Wolverhampton Council
- Walsall Council
- DWP (Department for Work and Pensions)
- Hope For Justice
- Barnados
- Black Country Women’s Aid
WASP has 3 main aims:
- Raising grassroots awareness
- Increasing support for victims
- Sharing intelligence and concerns about Modern Slavery