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606823

registered interest
date	20/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vetting: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions have (a) EU member states exchanged with the UK and (b) the UK exchanged with other EU member states information related to EU citizens on the (i) adults and (ii) children's barred lists in each year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	49623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>Where an employer is considering an individual’s suitability for employment it is the employer’s responsibility to ensure the individual is suitable to work with vulnerable people (including children). This may include seeking information from other countries, including EU member states. The Disclosure and Barring Service uses information from the England &amp; Wales, Northern Ireland and Scottish barred lists.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 01/11/2016 16:26:03 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

605953

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
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, whether it is the practice of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner to analyse the supply chain statements of private companies in relation to modern slavery and human trafficking.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	49330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>The Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner has a remit to encourage good practice in the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of modern slavery offences and in the identification of victims.</p><p>This can include encouraging good practice among businesses. It is for the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner to determine how to carry out this work.</p><p>He made ‘private sector engagement to encourage supply chain transparency’ one of his five priorities in his Strategic Plan for 2015-2017 and reported on progress in his first annual report, which was published on 12 October.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 27/10/2016 17:34:18 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

605954

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
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, what estimate she has made of the proportion of companies which have published details of the measures they are taking to eradicate slavery and human trafficking from their supply chains.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	49331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government has not estimated what proportion of businesses have reported so far.</p><p>We published guidance in October 2015 advising that businesses should report as soon as reasonably practicable after their financial year end, which in practice should mean within six months of an organisation’s financial year end.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 27/10/2016 17:36:40 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

605955

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
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, whether the Government plans to extend the time period for a Conclusive Grounds Decision in the National Referral Mechanism from 45 to 90 days.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	49336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>All potential victims of modern slavery receive intensive and specialist support for a minimum of 45 days, plus a further 14 days if they are conclusively found to be a victim to assist with their return home, their reintegration into society or their transfer to mainstream support.</p><p>This level of support means that the UK is exceeding its obligations under Article 12 of the European Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings (ECAT). The Government is piloting changes to aspects of the National Referral Mechanism and we will consider whether changes to existing arrangements are needed once the pilot has been evaluated.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 27/10/2016 17:40:33 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

604119

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, whether the Government plans to put the National Referral Mechanism on a statutory footing after it is reformed; and whether such plans would require primary or secondary legislation.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	48813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>We are committed to doing all we can to identify and support UK-based victims of modern slavery. Following a review of the NRM, and in consultation with law enforcement and NGOs, we are piloting ways of improving the efficacy and efficiency of existing arrangements in two regions. The pilot will be evaluated and the findings will inform any reforms that we decide to roll out. Putting the NRM on a statutory footing would require secondary legislation and we will consider whether there is a need do so at the end of the pilot.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 48906 48907 48908 48909 question first answered 25/10/2016 12:31:41 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

604121

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: Convictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many convictions for slavery and human trafficking there have been under (a) each of the old offences before the passage of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and (b) each of the new offences following the passage of that Act in each year since 2009-10; and how many of those convicted were imprisoned for the maximum possible period for each of these offences.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	48815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>The table shows the numbers of defendants prosecuted, convicted and sentenced for slavery and trafficking offences, on a principal offence basis, between 2009 and 2015. The figures do not cover instances where perpetrators of modern slavery have been prosecuted and convicted using non-slavery offences, or where their illegal activities were disrupted by other means.</p><p>The criminal justice provisions in the Modern Slavery Act were commenced on 31 July 2015, so prosecutions under the Act only apply to criminal conduct alleged to have taken place since that date. Offences occurring before the commencement of the Modern Slavery Act will still be prosecuted under the previous legislation. Despite the very recent introduction of the new offences and the time it takes for law enforcement to bring complex cases involving modern slavery to trial, 12 defendants had already been prosecuted under the Act in 2015.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Offence category</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>117</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sentenced</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>of which were given a maximum custodial sentence <sup>(3)(4)</sup></em></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Slavery, servitude and forced labour</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sentenced</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>of which were given a maximum custodial sentence (14 years) <sup>(3)(4)</sup></em></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Trafficking for sexual exploitation</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sentenced</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>of which were given a maximum custodial sentence (14 years) <sup>(3)(4)</sup></em></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Trafficking for non-sexual exploitation</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sentenced</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>of which were given a maximum custodial sentence (14 years) <sup>(3)(4)</sup></em></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 25/10/2016 12:49:50 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

604128

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, whether the Government plans to implement the recommendations in paragraph 6.3.15 in the Review of the National Referral Mechanism for victims of human trafficking, published in November 2014, on using European and other funding to afford victims of human trafficking and slavery the option to return safely to their country of origin.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	48911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office’s Voluntary Returns Service supports those who are confirmed victims of modern slavery to return home if they voluntarily choose to do so. The programme for non-EU nationals is part-funded by the EU Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund. The Home Office also support the return of confirmed victims from EU countries and this work is centrally funded at this time.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 25/10/2016 13:24:09 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

604129

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, with reference to paragraph 5.2.13 of the Review of the National Referral Mechanism for victims of human trafficking, published in November 2014, on country-by-country differences in acceptance rates not suggesting a nationality bias, whether her Department conducted statistical tests to inform that conclusion.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	48905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>The paragraph in question was informed by the data shown in Figure 6 of the National Referral Mechanism Review. The review can be found here:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/467434/Review_of_the_National_Referral_Mechanism_for_victims_of_human_trafficking.pdf</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 01/11/2016 16:25:24 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

604130

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, with reference to the Review of the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) for victims of human trafficking, published in November 2014, whether her Department plans ultimately to remove the reasonable grounds stage in the NRM.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	48906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>We are committed to doing all we can to identify and support UK-based victims of modern slavery. Following a review of the NRM, and in consultation with law enforcement and NGOs, we are piloting ways of improving the efficacy and efficiency of existing arrangements in two regions. The pilot will be evaluated and the findings will inform any reforms that we decide to roll out. Putting the NRM on a statutory footing would require secondary legislation and we will consider whether there is a need do so at the end of the pilot.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 48813 48907 48908 48909 question first answered 25/10/2016 12:31:41 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson