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1348396

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
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 recent estimate she has made of the waiting time for conclusive grounds to be established for victims of human trafficking and modern day slavery.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	35823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes quarterly and annual statistics regarding the National Referral Mechanism (NRM). These include the average time taken to make a Country Guidance Decision. The latest published NRM statistics can be found here: Modern Slavery: National Referral Mechanism and Duty to Notify statistics UK, Quarter 1 2021 – January to March - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/07/2021 16:27:51 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1346472

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
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, whether ensuring that survivors of modern slavery are able to rebuild their lives with adequate employment will be central to her proposed new anti-slavery strategy.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	32488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2021 answer text <p>On 24 March, the Government announced a review of the 2014 Modern Slavery Strategy, with a view to developing a new modern slavery strategy in due course.</p><p>A revised strategy will allow us to build on the considerable progress we have made to date, adapt our approach to the evolving nature of these crimes, and continue our leadership in tackling modern slavery.</p><p>The review will consider all aspects of the 2014 strategy and the Government’s future response, including our approach to victim support, law enforcement, supply chains, prevention and our international response.</p><p>The new strategy will be developed following a period of public engagement, including charities, and therefore we cannot pre-empt the content at this stage. Nonetheless, supporting victims to be able to rebuild their lives will continue to be a key plank of the Government’s approach.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 21/07/2021 13:28:10 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1311527

registered interest
date	22/04/2021
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 payments have been made to victims of modern slavery each year since 2009.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	185961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>The National Referral Mechanism (NRM) does not publish payments made to victims of modern slavery and this does not currently form part of the published NRM statistics.</p><p>All victims who consent to receiving support will receive this via the Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract (MSVCC) in England and Wales which is delivered by The Salvation Army. Details of the MSVC Contract can be found in a redacted version of the contract requirements here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/974794/March_2021_-_Modern_Slavery_Statutory_Guidance__EW__Non-Statutory_Guidance__SNI__v2.1_.pdf" target="_blank">Modern Slavery: Statutory Guidance for England and Wales (under s49 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015) and Non-Statutory Guidance for Scotland and Northern Ireland (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p><p>All victims who consented to support under the previous Victim Care Contract were also eligible for financial support under the same policy and a redacted version of the previous contract requirements can be found here (<a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e03ceb15-27ad-4bad-b8ae-43dbc1e9481e" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e03ceb15-27ad-4bad-b8ae-43dbc1e9481e</a>).</p><p>As of September 2019, following a CG decision, financial support needs for those in support are considered in a Recovery Needs Assessment (RNA) as part of a holistic assessment of recovery need, as per the published RNA policy.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 27/04/2021 17:07:20 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins previous answer version 100030 answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1273235

registered interest
date	30/12/2020
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 estimate she has made of the number of victims of modern slavery who were not identified as such by first responders since the beginning of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	133075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the safety and security of victims of modern slavery and ensuring they receive the support they need, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>The hidden nature of modern slavery makes providing an accurate measure of its scale difficult. From 1 April to 30 September 2020, 4,715 potential victims of modern slavery were referred into the National Referral Mechanism.</p><p>Given that victims of modern slavery may be especially isolated as a result of the lockdown measures required to combat the pandemic, the Government published additional guidance on GOV.UK (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-support-for-victims-of-modern-slavery/coronavirus-covid-19-support-for-victims-of-modern-slavery" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-support-for-victims-of-modern-slavery/coronavirus-covid-19-support-for-victims-of-modern-slavery</a>) for First Responder Organisations and frontline staff with information about how to spot the potential signs of modern slavery and refer suspected cases to appropriate services.</p><p>We also recognise victims are coming into contact with different services during the pandemic and we have worked to raise awareness of the indicators of modern slavery in these areas to ensure victims continue to be identified and supported.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 15/01/2021 13:35:55 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1249406

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to (a) protect and (b) support victims of modern slavery.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	908419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The UK is a world-leader in the fight against modern slavery.</p><p>We have lifted thousands of modern slavery victims out of situations of exploitation and supported them to rebuild their lives.</p><p>The 2020 UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery, published last month, sets out actions taken in the UK to tackle modern slavery, including:</p><p>- Publishing the statutory guidance for the identification and support for victims;</p><p>- Introduced innovative methods of support during the pandemic;</p><p>- Published the world’s first government modern slavery statement covering the government’s supply chains.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 09/11/2020 16:20:44 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

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

1232983

registered interest
date	09/09/2020
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 potential victims of modern slavery were identified and referred to the National Referral Mechanism at (a) seaports, (b) airports and (c) rail ports in each year from 2016 to 2019 inclusive.
tabling member constituency	Staffordshire Moorlands
tabling member printed	Karen Bradley
uin	87542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>The location from which a First Responder identified and referred a potential victim of modern slavery to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) is not captured in a reportable format.</p><p>The Home Office publishes statistics on referrals into the National Referral Mechanism on a quarterly basis. These reports detail the number of referrals submitted into the NRM by Border Force, however they are not broken down by port. These reports can be located via the following links:</p><p><a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fnational-referral-mechanism-statistics&amp;data=02%7C01%7CDanielle.Gardiner2%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ce9b0cb11561a4d338eb308d85585c262%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637353380260114500&amp;sdata=6gN%2FqQx2ljaSwYC531Xoh4PmIfQ%2Fw3MtytJxe7CXq78%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a></p><p><a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwebarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk%2F20170404150655%2Fhttp%3A%2Fwww.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk%2Fpublications%2Fnational-referral-mechanism-statistics&amp;data=02%7C01%7CDanielle.Gardiner2%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ce9b0cb11561a4d338eb308d85585c262%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637353380260124453&amp;sdata=nPfinTqeoIHxB1i5kUNvUHgjAUq9d7V%2FG3mPsNboedc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20170404150655/http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a></p><p><a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnationalcrimeagency.gov.uk%2Fwho-we-are%2Fpublications%3Fsearch%3D%26category%255B%255D%3D3%26%3D%252Fwho-we-are%252Fpublications%253Flimit%253D15%2526sort%253Dtitle%2526direction%253Dasc%26limit%3D100%26tag%3D&amp;data=02%7C01%7CDanielle.Gardiner2%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ce9b0cb11561a4d338eb308d85585c262%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637353380260124453&amp;sdata=wJZHRh3kMOh6LBPh6cbpH0qyob625e1d9EOBc3GFuzo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications?search=&amp;category%5B%5D=3&amp;=%2Fwho-we-are%2Fpublications%3Flimit%3D15%26sort%3Dtitle%26direction%3Dasc&amp;limit=100&amp;tag=</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/09/2020 15:39:03 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley

1232096

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
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, if she will conduct an inquiry into (a) trends in the number of British citizens becoming victims of modern slavery and (b) for what reasons those British citizens are so becoming victims of modern slavery.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	86068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling the heinous crime of modern slavery; ensuring that victims are provided with the support they need to begin rebuilding their lives and that those responsible are prosecuted. In 2019, potential victims referred to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) in the UK came from 168 different nationalities. British nationals were the most common. The majority of potential victims, 5,866 (55%) reported that they were exploited as an adult, while 4,550 (43%) were referred for exploitation that occurred as a child. The number of NRM referrals has increased every year since the NRM was introduced in 2009. The reasons for an increase in NRM referrals are likely to include: greater awareness of the NRM; improved law enforcement activity; and an increase in the recorded NRM referrals related to the county lines criminal business model.</p><p>The Home Office continues to work with a range of partners to identify and deliver effective prevention activity. This includes successful awareness raising initiatives such as the Government’s ‘Hidden in Plain Sight’ campaign and the #SlaveryonYourDoorstep campaign led by CrimeStoppers. We also have a dedicated GOV.UK <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/modern-slavery-training-resource-page/modern-slavery-training-resource-page" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/modern-slavery-training-resource-page/modern-slavery-training-resource-page</a>resources page that provides up-to-date information on how to spot the signs of modern slavery and report concerns.</p><p>In March we published statutory guidance under section 49 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. This guidance covers modern slavery indicators and how potential victims can be referred to the NRM and clarifies the roles and responsibilities of frontline staff and local stakeholders. The guidance also sets out the support victims are entitled to, providing a clear framework of support for some of the most vulnerable people in our society. This support is accessed through the NRM and applies equally to victims of modern slavery and trafficking and may include accommodation, financial assistance, medical care, counselling and access to legal aid.</p><p>Local authorities are responsible for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children in their area. In addition, the Government is continuing the roll out of Independent Child Trafficking Guardians (ICTGs) as part of the NRM Transformation Programme, focused on areas of highest need. ICTGs are currently available in one third of local authorities across England and Wales.</p><p>In July, we launched an online modern slavery module for all First Responders. This training will enable them to effectively identify and refer, where appropriate, potential victims of modern slavery to the National Referral Mechanism.</p><p>We have also allocated a further £2millon to continue funding the police this year under the new Modern Slavery and Organised Immigration Crime Programme. This funding will enable us to support the police to drive forward work to enhance their engagement with victims and increase modern slavery prosecutions. It also includes a new focus to build police capability to respond to organised immigration crime.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 86069 86070 question first answered 15/09/2020 15:10:31 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion