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	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

833986

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	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 Minister for the Home Department, pursuant the oral contribution of 17 January 2008, what plans she has to coordinate with other countries to eliminate modern slavery.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	125743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to driving action to eradicate modern slavery internationally, as well as in the UK. <br>The Government is developing strong partnerships with countries that have many victims trafficked into the UK, as well as working with countries that have a high prevalence of slavery to support their efforts to tackle it. The Government is also advocating for better multilateral engagement and international coordination to drive action on modern slavery globally. In September 2017 the Prime Minister launched a Call to Action at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to encourage countries to drive action to tackle modern slavery - 41 countries have now endorsed the Call to Action. The Prime Minister also announced at UNGA that the UK would double its aid budget for tackling modern slavery to £150m. This includes the £33.5m Modern Slavery Fund managed by the Home Office for targeted projects in countries from which the UK receives high numbers of victims. <br>More information on the Government’s international work can be found at chapter 2 of the 2017 UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/02/2018 14:22:51 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

833988

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	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 Minister for the Home Department, pursuant to the oral contribution of 17 January 2018, what the evidential basis is for the statement that more victims are willing and able to come forward, and have the confidence to do so.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	125745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The evidential basis is provided the 2017 UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery, available on gov.uk via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652366/2017_uk_annual_report_on_modern_slavery.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652366/2017_uk_annual_report_on_modern_slavery.pdf</a></p><p>The number of referrals to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) – the UK’s modern slavery victim identification and support service – has increased every year since the NRM was introduced in 2009. 3,804 potential victims were referred into the NRM process in 2016. This figure represents a 16% increase over the number of referrals in 2015.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/02/2018 15:01:01 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

834416

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2018
	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 long on average it takes for a person to go through the National Referral Mechanism.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	126035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>Following a referral into the National Referral Mechanism, a reasonable grounds determination is made within 5 days, followed by a conclusive grounds determination on average in 98 days, as published in the evaluation of the 20 month pilot we ran to test a new decision-making process designed to improve timescales – <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/an-evaluation-of-the-national-referral-mechanism-pilot" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/an-evaluation-of-the-national-referral-mechanism-pilot</a>.</p><p>The findings from the pilot have been used to inform the recently announced package of reforms to the National Referral Mechanism, which includes measures aimed at improving decision-making timescales, such as the introduction of a new digital system.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/02/2018 16:27:28 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

924002

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2018
	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 (a) children and (b) adults referred to the National Referral Mechanism are currently waiting for a (a) reasonable grounds and (b) conclusive grounds decision.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	153741
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2018 answer text <p>Data on the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) are published regularly by the National Crime Agency, available via the following link:<br> <a href="http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics" target="_blank">http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a> The 2017 Annual Report of NRM statistics includes data on the outcomes of NRM decisions.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/06/2018 11:25:24 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

923986

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2018
	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 FTSE 100 companies did not comply with section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	153740
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not monitor compliance with section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. The legislation was designed to harness pressure from civil society and we are pleased that NGOs are using company statements to hold businesses to account. 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><p>The Government is committed to working with businesses and civil society to drive greater compliance and higher quality reporting. The Home Secretary has established the ‘Business Against Slavery Forum’ with CEOs of 13 large multi-national corporations, which aims to accelerate progress in tackling modern slavery, by sharing best practice and offering support to smaller businesses. In October 2017 we wrote to over 10,000 businesses reminding them of their obligations to report and will be undertaking more direct communication activity this year.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 21/06/2018 16:36:33 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

828785

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2018
	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 National Referral Mechanism forms were (a) not completed properly by first responders and (b) missing information in each year since the implementation of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	David Hanson
	uin	124419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The recently announced reform of the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), includes measures aimed at improving the identification of potential victims and, decision-making timescales. The digitisation of the NRM and a review of the role of First Responders will address the quality of the initial referrals received by the Competent Authority and better support their decision-making.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 31/01/2018 12:42:51 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

828788

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2018
	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 and what proportion of subcontractors of the modern slavery victim care contract use the Human Trafficking Foundation Care Standards.
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	David Hanson
	uin	124421
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>As part of the recently announced package of reforms to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), Government committed to adopting the Trafficking Survivor Care Standards, drafted by the Human Trafficking Foundation with contributions from a range of non-governmental organisations, including a number of subcontractors of the Victims Care Contact.</p><p>We are currently working with a group of key stakeholders, including subcontractors of the Victim Care Contract, to update the standards and design a compliance regime. The standards will then be incorporated into future care contracts for adult victims of modern slavery. In the meantime, we will work with all subcontractors to ensure they are meeting the minimum standards.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 30/01/2018 16:19:06 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

850821

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	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 businesses have failed to comply with the requirement under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 that every organisation carrying on a business in the UK with a total annual turnover of £36m produce a slavery and human trafficking statement.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	130049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>As a result of the world-leading provisions in the Modern Slavery Act 2015, we have seen thousands of transparency statements published and businesses are now more focused on this issue than ever before. The legislation was designed to harness pressure from civil society and we are pleased that NGOs are using company statements to hold businesses to account, including contacting businesses that have not yet published statements.</p><p>The Government does not monitor compliance 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><p>The Government has strengthened guidance for businesses and recently wrote to over 10,000 businesses that may be required to publish statements reminding them of their obligations and providing useful resources. We expect this activity will further increase the number of statements published.</p><p>In October the Government also launched a new ‘Business Against Slavery Forum’. This aims to establish a new partnership between Government and business to accelerate progress in tackling modern slavery. It will focus on sharing best practice and building new initiatives to tackle modern slavery, including improving business engagement with the Modern Slavery Act</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 129997 question first answered 07/03/2018 17:44:34 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

882194

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2018
	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 local authorities applied for the modern slavery pilot scheme; and how were successful applicants selected.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	135265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>As part of NRM reform, Home Office Ministers committed to testing ‘transition pathways’ with local authorities to identifying best practice in supporting victims to move out of central government-funded support and into local communities.</p><p> </p><p>Nine local authorities applied to be part of this testing process and applications were assessed based on whether their proposals aligned with the aims of the project. For example, whether the proposals related to support for victims at the end of the NRM process, and whether they would provide opportunity to test the role of local authorities and their partners in supporting victims to transition out of NRM care.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/04/2018 16:46:00 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead