| answer text |
<p>Victims of trafficking and modern slavery who have committed crimes either in the
UK or overseas are not exempt from a deportation assessment. As with the operation
of the defence for slavery and trafficking victims in relation to certain offences
(section 22 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Crim-inal Justice and Support
for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015), an assessment is made, on a case-by-case
basis, of the relationship between the crime committed and the circumstances of their
trafficking or enslavement.</p><p>Under the Council of Europe Convention on Action
against Trafficking in Human Beings, a potential victim of trafficking cannot be removed
or deported either during the reflection and recovery period or until a Conclusive
Grounds decision has been made. At the end of the 45-day period, which is the minimum
recovery and reflection period in Northern Ireland, considera-tion will be given to
whether their deportation is appropriate under the UK Borders Act 2007, the Immigration
Act 1971 or the EEA Regulations 2016.</p>
|
|
