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<p>The Government is committed to tacking the scourge of modern slavery and supporting
those affected by this crime.</p><p>In 2017, Home Office Ministers agreed a comprehensive
package of reforms to the National Referral Mechanism, which included the introduction
of places of safety for those leaving situations of exploitation, trebling the period
of move on support to assist victims moving out of government funded support and aligning
the subsistence rates paid to potential victims of modern slavery with those received
by asylum seekers.</p><p>In light of the judgment in K and AM, the Home Office has
immediately reinstated the top up paid to those in the Victim Care Contract who are
also receiving support from the asylum support system, so that they receive a total
of £65 per week. We are currently putting in place processes to ensure that those
who have been affected receive a full back payment as soon as possible, and will set
out how we plan to respond in due course, including our communications with all those
affected.</p><p>We will work through the implications of this judgment in respect
to our future approach to financial support. We are committed to reforming the National
Referral Mechanism to ensure that as many victims of modern slavery as possible get
the support they need.</p>
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