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1256040

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Victim Support Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether financial support for victims of human trafficking is adjusted for inflation.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	121339
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to UIN 120984 on 30th November 2020.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 01/12/2020 16:14:06 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1255585

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Victim Support Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether financial support for victims of trafficking has been adjusted for inflation.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	120984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>The Victim Care Contract (VCC) provides support to individuals who have been referred to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), have received a positive reasonable grounds decision and have consented to support. The VCC provides support through accommodation (where needed), financial support and specialist support workers.</p><p>The rates for financial support are set out in the VCC and Modern Slavery Act 2015: Statutory Guidance for England and Wales. These rates have not been adjusted for inflation, however, they are kept under review. The Home Office is currently working towards a new financial support policy that will focus on individual victims’ needs.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 30/11/2020 17:12:14 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1254866

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery: Victim Support Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether potential victims of (a) trafficking or (b) modern slavery who were in the National Referral Mechanism before November 2019 (a) were offered and (b) received subsistence payments.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	120120
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>In reference to your first question, the rates for financial support are set out in the Victim Care Contract (VCC) and Modern Slavery Act 2015: Statutory Guidance for England and Wales. These rates have not been adjusted for inflation, however, they are kept under review. The Home Office is currently working towards a new financial support policy that will focus on individual victims’ needs.</p><p>In reference to your second question, there is no distinction made between victims of trafficking and modern slavery in relation to support provided by the VCC. The current VCC has been operational since 2015; providing support to individuals who have been referred to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), have received a positive reasonable grounds decision and have consented to support. The VCC provides support through accommodation (where needed), financial support and specialist support workers.</p><p>We are aware that some individuals may have received incorrect financial support payments during their time in VCC support until 30 November 2019. Financial support payments may have been reduced as a result of them receiving alternative sources of income, in a way that was not in line with published policy or with the wording of the VCC. We are working at pace to establish who may have been affected. We will communicate further details on how we plan to rectify this issue in the coming weeks.</p><p>In reference to your third question, the data requested on how many and what proportion of people in the NRM from April 2019 to March 2020 are receiving subsistence payments does not currently form part of the published NRM statistics. The Home Office published quarterly statistics regarding the NRM which can be found at: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fnational-referral-mechanism-statistics&amp;data=04%7C01%7CJonetLouise.Tann%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cba87e3492953489400b208d892005230%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637419877354136393%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=TmHTAbCMBGcaGXp2TJpvSxf%2BvgVwOJkcLpM%2FFRAb2R4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a>.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 120121 120124 question first answered 30/11/2020 17:11:37 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1254867

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery: Victim Support Schemes
	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 people in the National Referral Mechanism from April 2019 to March 2020 (a) received and (b) did not receive weekly subsistence payments.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	120121
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>In reference to your first question, the rates for financial support are set out in the Victim Care Contract (VCC) and Modern Slavery Act 2015: Statutory Guidance for England and Wales. These rates have not been adjusted for inflation, however, they are kept under review. The Home Office is currently working towards a new financial support policy that will focus on individual victims’ needs.</p><p>In reference to your second question, there is no distinction made between victims of trafficking and modern slavery in relation to support provided by the VCC. The current VCC has been operational since 2015; providing support to individuals who have been referred to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), have received a positive reasonable grounds decision and have consented to support. The VCC provides support through accommodation (where needed), financial support and specialist support workers.</p><p>We are aware that some individuals may have received incorrect financial support payments during their time in VCC support until 30 November 2019. Financial support payments may have been reduced as a result of them receiving alternative sources of income, in a way that was not in line with published policy or with the wording of the VCC. We are working at pace to establish who may have been affected. We will communicate further details on how we plan to rectify this issue in the coming weeks.</p><p>In reference to your third question, the data requested on how many and what proportion of people in the NRM from April 2019 to March 2020 are receiving subsistence payments does not currently form part of the published NRM statistics. The Home Office published quarterly statistics regarding the NRM which can be found at: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fnational-referral-mechanism-statistics&amp;data=04%7C01%7CJonetLouise.Tann%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cba87e3492953489400b208d892005230%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637419877354136393%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=TmHTAbCMBGcaGXp2TJpvSxf%2BvgVwOJkcLpM%2FFRAb2R4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a>.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 120120 120124 question first answered 30/11/2020 17:11:37 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1254868

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery: Victim Support Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether people in the National Referral Mechanism in receipt of Victim Care Contract support will continue to receive that support during covid-19 lockdown restrictions.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	120122
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic the safety and security of potential and confirmed victims of modern slavery has been our priority. We have continued to work closely with the Prime Contractor for the Victim Care Contract (VCC), The Salvation Army, to ensure individuals get the support they need and we can continue to take new referrals.</p><p>There remains flexibility in the VCC to address the impacts of COVID-19 restrictions through existing policies, such as the extension request mechanism and Recovery Needs Assessments (RNAs). A minimum of 45 calendar days of VCC ‘move-on’ support will be maintained for confirmed victims following their receipt of a positive Conclusive Grounds (CG) decision and support is then tailored based on the recovery needs of the victims. The extension request process remains in place for individuals in receipt of a negative CG decision who require longer to exit support.</p><p>Support workers will continue to consider the capacity of local services when planning move-on after a positive or negative Conclusive Grounds decision and will not facilitate move-on unless it is safe and appropriate to do so. RNA decision-making by the Single Competent Authority will also take account of these factors.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 30/11/2020 17:09:29 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1254870

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery: Victim Support Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether financial support for victims of trafficking is adjusted for inflation by (a) date and (b) amount of each adjustment.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	120124
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>In reference to your first question, the rates for financial support are set out in the Victim Care Contract (VCC) and Modern Slavery Act 2015: Statutory Guidance for England and Wales. These rates have not been adjusted for inflation, however, they are kept under review. The Home Office is currently working towards a new financial support policy that will focus on individual victims’ needs.</p><p>In reference to your second question, there is no distinction made between victims of trafficking and modern slavery in relation to support provided by the VCC. The current VCC has been operational since 2015; providing support to individuals who have been referred to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), have received a positive reasonable grounds decision and have consented to support. The VCC provides support through accommodation (where needed), financial support and specialist support workers.</p><p>We are aware that some individuals may have received incorrect financial support payments during their time in VCC support until 30 November 2019. Financial support payments may have been reduced as a result of them receiving alternative sources of income, in a way that was not in line with published policy or with the wording of the VCC. We are working at pace to establish who may have been affected. We will communicate further details on how we plan to rectify this issue in the coming weeks.</p><p>In reference to your third question, the data requested on how many and what proportion of people in the NRM from April 2019 to March 2020 are receiving subsistence payments does not currently form part of the published NRM statistics. The Home Office published quarterly statistics regarding the NRM which can be found at: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fnational-referral-mechanism-statistics&amp;data=04%7C01%7CJonetLouise.Tann%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cba87e3492953489400b208d892005230%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637419877354136393%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=TmHTAbCMBGcaGXp2TJpvSxf%2BvgVwOJkcLpM%2FFRAb2R4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a>.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 120120 120121 question first answered 30/11/2020 17:11:37 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1244448

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery: Victims
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which languages the National Referral Mechanism Referral form for referring potential victims of trafficking or modern slavery is published in.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	105518
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>Referrals to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) are made by First Responders via the Modern Slavery Online Portal. As the referral can only be made by designated First Responders, the portal is only available in English.</p><p>The First Responder is responsible for identifying potential victims of modern slavery, gathering information in order to understand what has happened to them and referring them to the NRM, or notifying the Home Office under the Duty to Notify where an adult does not consent to referral to the NRM.</p><p>Further information on the referral pathways can be found in the Modern Slavery Act 2015: Statutory Guidance for England and Wales - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/modern-slavery-how-to-identify-and-support-victims" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/modern-slavery-how-to-identify-and-support-victims</a>.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/11/2020 12:00:25 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1235765

	registered interest
	date	18/09/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery: Victims
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many grants of Discretionary Leave to Remain have been made to victims of human trafficking or modern slavery with a positive Conclusive Grounds decision from the National Referral Mechanism, on the grounds of their personal circumstances relating to safety on return to country of origin.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	91798
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Home Office publishes statistics regarding the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2019-uk-annual-report-on-modern-slavery" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2019-uk-annual-report-on-modern-slavery</a> These publications provide the number and nationality of potential victims referred into the NRM and the number of NRM referrals by location of exploitation. The statistics do not currently provide a breakdown of nationalities by location of exploitation. Numbers and reasons for grants of discretionary leave to remain to victims of modern slavery do not currently form part of modern slavery published statistics. The safety on return to a victim’s country of origin is assessed as part of the protection-based decision where the victim has also claimed asylum. Where a victim has not claimed asylum, their safety on return related to their exploitation is considered within the personal circumstances element of their modern slavery discretionary leave to remain decision, where relevant.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Statistics on the total number of people granted Discretionary Leave for all reasons can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-december-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-december-2019</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 91799 91800 question first answered 29/09/2020 09:03:17 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1235766

	registered interest
	date	18/09/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery: Victims
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of time is for which someone with a positive Conclusive Grounds decision from the National Referral Mechanism for victims of modern slavery is usually granted Discretionary Leave to Remain.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	91799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Home Office publishes statistics regarding the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2019-uk-annual-report-on-modern-slavery" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2019-uk-annual-report-on-modern-slavery</a> These publications provide the number and nationality of potential victims referred into the NRM and the number of NRM referrals by location of exploitation. The statistics do not currently provide a breakdown of nationalities by location of exploitation. Numbers and reasons for grants of discretionary leave to remain to victims of modern slavery do not currently form part of modern slavery published statistics. The safety on return to a victim’s country of origin is assessed as part of the protection-based decision where the victim has also claimed asylum. Where a victim has not claimed asylum, their safety on return related to their exploitation is considered within the personal circumstances element of their modern slavery discretionary leave to remain decision, where relevant.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Statistics on the total number of people granted Discretionary Leave for all reasons can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-december-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-december-2019</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 91798 91800 question first answered 29/09/2020 09:03:17 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1235767

	registered interest
	date	18/09/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Victim Support Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, of the people referred to the National Referral Mechanism in 2019 reporting exploitation that took place (a) in the UK, (b) in the UK and overseas, and (c) overseas only, how many people in each of those categories were (i) EEA and Swiss nationals, (ii) UK nationals, and (iii) non-EEA or Swiss foreign nationals.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	91800
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Home Office publishes statistics regarding the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2019-uk-annual-report-on-modern-slavery" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2019-uk-annual-report-on-modern-slavery</a> These publications provide the number and nationality of potential victims referred into the NRM and the number of NRM referrals by location of exploitation. The statistics do not currently provide a breakdown of nationalities by location of exploitation. Numbers and reasons for grants of discretionary leave to remain to victims of modern slavery do not currently form part of modern slavery published statistics. The safety on return to a victim’s country of origin is assessed as part of the protection-based decision where the victim has also claimed asylum. Where a victim has not claimed asylum, their safety on return related to their exploitation is considered within the personal circumstances element of their modern slavery discretionary leave to remain decision, where relevant.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Statistics on the total number of people granted Discretionary Leave for all reasons can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-december-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-december-2019</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 91798 91799 question first answered 29/09/2020 09:03:17 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris