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681222

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of proposals by the Anti-Slavery Commissioners to establish a central repository for modern slavery statements; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
	uin	62209
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2017 answer text <p>We have not received a proposal from the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner regarding the establishment of a central repository for modern slavery statements. We have not endorsed a particular repository for such statements. So far, two repository websites have been set up to collect the ‘slavery and human trafficking statements’ published by businesses in one place<del class="ministerial">. These are being run by Unseen and the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre</del>.<ins class="ministerial"> These are being run by Semantrica and the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre.</ins></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 02/02/2017 16:41:43 question first ministerially corrected 21/02/2017 14:16:34 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton previous answer version 33834 answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

760125

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, from which public authorities her Department has received notifications under section 52 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	10481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Since November 2015 we have received notifications under section 52 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 from the following public authorities:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Police forces in England and Wales</li><li>Border Force</li><li>UK Visas and Immigration</li><li>Immigration Enforcement</li><li>National Crime Agency</li><li>Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority</li><li>Local Authorities</li></ul><p> </p><p>We have also received notifications from a range of organisations within the NHS, including NHS Trusts and General Practitioners.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 09/10/2017 09:06:04 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

601963

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how (a) much funding from the public purse has been allocated to and (b) many full-time equivalent staff were employed by (i) UK Visas and Immigration and (ii) the UK Human Trafficking Centre for their work in relation to the National Referral Mechanism in each of year since 2009-10.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	48799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>Staff in the Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Unit (MSHTU, formally UKHTC), and the Home Office UKVI who engage in work related to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) often undertake additional or different work based on changing priorities. It is therefore not possible to provide figures on the budget and full-time equivalent staff dedicated to the NRM function.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 01/11/2016 16:23:35 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

601967

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Conclusive Grounds decisions reached through the National Referral Mechanism for victims of human trafficking and slavery took longer than 45 days in each year since 2009-10; and what central government funding was provided for decisions that were taken longer than 45 days in each of those years.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	48795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is set out in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cases where Conclusive Decision exceeded 45 days*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>298</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>353</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>429</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>636</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>1089</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>1314</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>1376</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Whilst significant anomalies have been removed from the data, all statistical information has been drawn from internal management information and has not been quality assured to the same standard as published information. It Includes unknown. Specialist and tailored support continues to be offered to all potential victims until a conclusive grounds decision is made. It is not possible to accurately specify the precise costs of those cases which take longer than 45 days to conclude.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 03/11/2016 17:33:46 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

601968

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Reasonable Grounds decisions reached through the National Referral Mechanism took longer than five days in each year since 2009-10; and whether the decision-making in each of those decisions was by (a) UK Visa and Immigration or (b) the UK Human Trafficking Centre.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	48794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>The National Crime Agency (NCA) regularly publishes National Referral Mechanism data but does not collect data about the timescales for reaching a Reasonable Grounds decision by either UKVI or the Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Unit (previously known as the UKHTC).</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 24/10/2016 16:30:43 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

604120

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases for (a) adults and (b) children going through the National Referral Mechanism for the victims of human trafficking and slavery were suspended before a (i) Reasonable Grounds decision and (ii) Conclusive Grounds decision could be made; and what steps the Government is taking to ensure that child victims of trafficking and slavery do not go missing from care.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	48814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>The table below sets out the number of National Referral Mechanism (NRM) referrals that have been suspended at Reasonable and Conclusive Grounds decision stages between 2009 and 2015. NRM decisions are suspended when it is not possible to gather further information to make a decision as the individual referred has gone missing. In these cases, the Competent Authority decision maker must ensure the missing individual has been reported to the police.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Number of Referrals</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Adult /Minor</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Suspended at Reasonable Grounds Stage</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Suspended at Conclusive Grounds Stage</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>2009</p></td><td rowspan="3"><p>535</p></td><td><p>Adult (390)</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minor (143)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown (2)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>2010</p></td><td rowspan="3"><p>714</p></td><td><p>Adult (544)</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minor (168)</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown (2)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2011</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>946</p></td><td><p>Adult (713)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minor (233)</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2012</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>1186</p></td><td><p>Adult (894)</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minor (292)</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2013</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>1746</p></td><td><p>Adult (1370)</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minor (376)</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2014</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>2340</p></td><td><p>Adult (1741)</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minors (599)</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2015</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>3266</p></td><td><p>Adult (2387)</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minor (879)</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>The Government is committed to ensuring that children who have been trafficked receive the right support, including through the national roll-out of Independent Child Trafficking Advocates. The Advocates will help to protect trafficked children from further harm, including preventing children from being re-trafficked or going missing. We will also launch the Child Trafficking Protection Fund this year, providing up to £3m over the next three years for innovative projects to deliver positive outcomes for potentially trafficked children.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 25/10/2016 13:21:08 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

773245

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many companies have been required to publish a modern slavery and human trafficking statement in accordance with section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017; and whether the identities of those companies are known to (i) her or (ii) her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	108511
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office estimates that between 9,000 – 11,000 businesses are required to publish a slavery and human trafficking statement. The Government does not hold a definitive list of eligible organisations.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 24/10/2017 13:57:53 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

777857

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many companies published a Modern Slavery Statement in accordance with the provisions of section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	109691
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not maintain a central register of ‘slavery and human trafficking statements’ published in accordance with section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. Two independent repository websites have been set up to collate these statements. The Government is not involved in running or funding either website. Both websites make different estimates of the total number of statements published so far. The latest estimates can be accessed online at <a href="http://www.modernslaveryregistry.org/" target="_blank">http://www.modernslaveryregistry.org/</a> and <a href="https://tiscreport.org/" target="_blank">https://tiscreport.org/</a></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 03/11/2017 10:03:05 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

757087

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many notifications her Department has received under section 52 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 relating to slavery or human trafficking of (a) children and (b) adults.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	8218
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>As of 31 August 2017 under section 52 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 there have been 146 referrals to the Home Office where the victim was under 18 at the time of the suspected offence (but an adult when identified), and 1,699 when the victim was over 18 at the time of the suspected offence. There are a further 90 referrals where the victim’s age is unknown. Victims who are under 18 at the time of identification are automatically referred to the National Referral Mechanism.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 12/09/2017 15:55:11 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

671805

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been identified as potential victims of modern slavery or trafficking as a result of Operation Magnify; and how many of those people have been detained due to lack of documentation.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	59506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2017 answer text <p>The data requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 19/01/2017 13:50:44 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor