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1694662

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
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 he has made of the potential impact of sections 22-29 of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 on victims of modern slavery receiving support via the National Referral Mechanism.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
uin	17691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office published the Illegal Migration Bill (IMB) Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) on 10 May 2023. We are committed to taking the steps to ensure any potential impacts identified are appropriately mitigated when implementing the policy.</p><p>Where an individual has not made a protection claim and is granted immigration bail, support may be available under Schedule 10 of the Immigration Act 2016.</p><p>The Government is consulting with operational partners to implement sections 22 – 29 of the IMA. Guidance is under development which will support the operation of provisions in the IMA, once commenced.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson grouped question UIN 17692 17693 17694 question first answered 12/03/2024 17:14:29 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1694663

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
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, if he will publish assessments of facilities that will accommodate potential victims of modern slavery ineligible for support under the Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
uin	17692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office published the Illegal Migration Bill (IMB) Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) on 10 May 2023. We are committed to taking the steps to ensure any potential impacts identified are appropriately mitigated when implementing the policy.</p><p>Where an individual has not made a protection claim and is granted immigration bail, support may be available under Schedule 10 of the Immigration Act 2016.</p><p>The Government is consulting with operational partners to implement sections 22 – 29 of the IMA. Guidance is under development which will support the operation of provisions in the IMA, once commenced.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson grouped question UIN 17691 17693 17694 question first answered 12/03/2024 17:14:29 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1694664

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
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, if he will consult with service providers for the Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract to ensure that implementation of sections 22-29 of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 will be trauma informed.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
uin	17693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office published the Illegal Migration Bill (IMB) Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) on 10 May 2023. We are committed to taking the steps to ensure any potential impacts identified are appropriately mitigated when implementing the policy.</p><p>Where an individual has not made a protection claim and is granted immigration bail, support may be available under Schedule 10 of the Immigration Act 2016.</p><p>The Government is consulting with operational partners to implement sections 22 – 29 of the IMA. Guidance is under development which will support the operation of provisions in the IMA, once commenced.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson grouped question UIN 17691 17692 17694 question first answered 12/03/2024 17:14:29 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1692479

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
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 his Department has made an estimate of the number of potential victims of slavery referred into the national referral mechanism who would be in scope to have their support removed were sections 22 to 29 of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 enacted.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
uin	16229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>The modern slavery provisions in the Illegal Migration Act 2023 (“the 2023 Act”) address the serious and immediate threat to public order arising from the exceptional circumstances around illegal entry into the UK.</p><p>The Public Order Disqualification in the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) was included in section 63 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022. Section 29 of the 2023 Act amends section 63 of the Nationality and Borders Act, expanding the cohort of individuals to whom the Public Order Disqualification applies. The 2023 Act also introduces, in sections 22-28, disqualifications from the NRM for those who are subject to the duty in section 2 of that Act, unless certain specific exemptions apply.</p><p>The Government is working on developing guidance regarding the operation of these measures which will be published when the provisions are implemented.</p><p>The published <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F64999700831311001329637f%2FIllegal_Migration_Bill_IA_-_LM_Signed-final.pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7CMegan.Aeron-Thomas%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cc3bc81d792b14e9d210008dc3930be7d%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638448128710022848%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=V116uxT0KUSp7IecojHJU672j%2Bb4uQyWlkvVQ9f9TmQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Illegal Migration Bill Impact Assessment</a> sets out the monetised and non-monetised impacts of the legislation. The Impact Assessment did not produce monetised estimates of the number of individuals who would be in scope to have their support removed if sections 22 to 29 of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 were enacted. As such, it did not produce monetised estimates for: potential victims of slavery supported under the Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract; individuals under the age of 18 who have been referred into the NRM since July 2023; or potential victims referred into the NRM. The Home Office is monitoring and evaluating the 2023 Act to monitor whether the measures introduced are meeting the objectives set and to provide insight on the process, impact and value for money of changes implemented.</p> answering member constituency Newbury answering member printed Laura Farris grouped question UIN 16230 16231 16232 question first answered 05/03/2024 10:03:59 answering member 4826 label Biography information for Laura Farris
tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1692480

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
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 his Department has made an estimate of the number of potential victims of slavery supported under the Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract that would be in scope to have their support removed were sections 22 to 29 of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 enacted.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
uin	16230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>The modern slavery provisions in the Illegal Migration Act 2023 (“the 2023 Act”) address the serious and immediate threat to public order arising from the exceptional circumstances around illegal entry into the UK.</p><p>The Public Order Disqualification in the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) was included in section 63 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022. Section 29 of the 2023 Act amends section 63 of the Nationality and Borders Act, expanding the cohort of individuals to whom the Public Order Disqualification applies. The 2023 Act also introduces, in sections 22-28, disqualifications from the NRM for those who are subject to the duty in section 2 of that Act, unless certain specific exemptions apply.</p><p>The Government is working on developing guidance regarding the operation of these measures which will be published when the provisions are implemented.</p><p>The published <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F64999700831311001329637f%2FIllegal_Migration_Bill_IA_-_LM_Signed-final.pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7CMegan.Aeron-Thomas%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cc3bc81d792b14e9d210008dc3930be7d%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638448128710022848%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=V116uxT0KUSp7IecojHJU672j%2Bb4uQyWlkvVQ9f9TmQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Illegal Migration Bill Impact Assessment</a> sets out the monetised and non-monetised impacts of the legislation. The Impact Assessment did not produce monetised estimates of the number of individuals who would be in scope to have their support removed if sections 22 to 29 of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 were enacted. As such, it did not produce monetised estimates for: potential victims of slavery supported under the Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract; individuals under the age of 18 who have been referred into the NRM since July 2023; or potential victims referred into the NRM. The Home Office is monitoring and evaluating the 2023 Act to monitor whether the measures introduced are meeting the objectives set and to provide insight on the process, impact and value for money of changes implemented.</p> answering member constituency Newbury answering member printed Laura Farris grouped question UIN 16229 16231 16232 question first answered 05/03/2024 10:03:59 answering member 4826 label Biography information for Laura Farris
tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1692481

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
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 his Department has made an estimate of the number of people under the age of 18 who have been referred into the national referral mechanism since July 2023 and who would be eligible to have their modern slavery support removed once they reach the age of 18 were sections 22 to 29 of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 enacted.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
uin	16231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>The modern slavery provisions in the Illegal Migration Act 2023 (“the 2023 Act”) address the serious and immediate threat to public order arising from the exceptional circumstances around illegal entry into the UK.</p><p>The Public Order Disqualification in the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) was included in section 63 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022. Section 29 of the 2023 Act amends section 63 of the Nationality and Borders Act, expanding the cohort of individuals to whom the Public Order Disqualification applies. The 2023 Act also introduces, in sections 22-28, disqualifications from the NRM for those who are subject to the duty in section 2 of that Act, unless certain specific exemptions apply.</p><p>The Government is working on developing guidance regarding the operation of these measures which will be published when the provisions are implemented.</p><p>The published <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F64999700831311001329637f%2FIllegal_Migration_Bill_IA_-_LM_Signed-final.pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7CMegan.Aeron-Thomas%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cc3bc81d792b14e9d210008dc3930be7d%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638448128710022848%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=V116uxT0KUSp7IecojHJU672j%2Bb4uQyWlkvVQ9f9TmQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Illegal Migration Bill Impact Assessment</a> sets out the monetised and non-monetised impacts of the legislation. The Impact Assessment did not produce monetised estimates of the number of individuals who would be in scope to have their support removed if sections 22 to 29 of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 were enacted. As such, it did not produce monetised estimates for: potential victims of slavery supported under the Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract; individuals under the age of 18 who have been referred into the NRM since July 2023; or potential victims referred into the NRM. The Home Office is monitoring and evaluating the 2023 Act to monitor whether the measures introduced are meeting the objectives set and to provide insight on the process, impact and value for money of changes implemented.</p> answering member constituency Newbury answering member printed Laura Farris grouped question UIN 16229 16230 16232 question first answered 05/03/2024 10:03:59 answering member 4826 label Biography information for Laura Farris
tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1692482

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
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 extant Public Order Disqualifications (POD) for potential victims of modern slavery in cases where there is an immediate and real risk of re-trafficking will apply to those expected to receive PODs under the Illegal Migration Act 2023.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
uin	16232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>The modern slavery provisions in the Illegal Migration Act 2023 (“the 2023 Act”) address the serious and immediate threat to public order arising from the exceptional circumstances around illegal entry into the UK.</p><p>The Public Order Disqualification in the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) was included in section 63 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022. Section 29 of the 2023 Act amends section 63 of the Nationality and Borders Act, expanding the cohort of individuals to whom the Public Order Disqualification applies. The 2023 Act also introduces, in sections 22-28, disqualifications from the NRM for those who are subject to the duty in section 2 of that Act, unless certain specific exemptions apply.</p><p>The Government is working on developing guidance regarding the operation of these measures which will be published when the provisions are implemented.</p><p>The published <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F64999700831311001329637f%2FIllegal_Migration_Bill_IA_-_LM_Signed-final.pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7CMegan.Aeron-Thomas%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cc3bc81d792b14e9d210008dc3930be7d%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638448128710022848%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=V116uxT0KUSp7IecojHJU672j%2Bb4uQyWlkvVQ9f9TmQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Illegal Migration Bill Impact Assessment</a> sets out the monetised and non-monetised impacts of the legislation. The Impact Assessment did not produce monetised estimates of the number of individuals who would be in scope to have their support removed if sections 22 to 29 of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 were enacted. As such, it did not produce monetised estimates for: potential victims of slavery supported under the Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract; individuals under the age of 18 who have been referred into the NRM since July 2023; or potential victims referred into the NRM. The Home Office is monitoring and evaluating the 2023 Act to monitor whether the measures introduced are meeting the objectives set and to provide insight on the process, impact and value for money of changes implemented.</p> answering member constituency Newbury answering member printed Laura Farris grouped question UIN 16229 16230 16231 question first answered 05/03/2024 10:03:59 answering member 4826 label Biography information for Laura Farris
tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1690180

registered interest
date	19/02/2024
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals referred to the National Referral Mechanism for modern slavery after arriving in the UK irregularly since January 2022 have been given (1) a positive reasonable grounds decision, (2) a negative reasonable grounds decision, (3) a positive conclusive grounds decision, and (4) a negative conclusive grounds decision.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Bristol
uin	HL2527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes statistics on irregular arrivals to the UK, including those arriving via small boats, in the ‘Irregular migration to the UK statistics’ release on gov.uk. Data on National Referral Mechanism (NRM) referrals from small boat arrivals and the outcomes of these referrals is published in tables Irr_D04 and Irr_D05 of the ‘Irregular migration to the UK detailed datasets’, with the latest data up to the end of May 2023.</p><p>The Home Office does not publish data on modern slavery referrals for other irregular arrivals, or data on the nature or location of the exploitation.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 04/03/2024 17:53:28 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom attachment 1 file name irregular-migration-to-the-UK-detailed-dataset-year-ending-dec-2023.xlsx title Irregular migration to the UK detailed datasets
tabling member	4709 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Bristol

1690181

registered interest
date	19/02/2024
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals referred to the National Referral Mechanism for modern slavery after arriving in the UK irregularly since January 2022 were referred because of (1) exploitation which happened in the UK, and (2) trafficking to the UK.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Bristol
uin	HL2528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes statistics on irregular arrivals to the UK, including those arriving via small boats, in the ‘Irregular migration to the UK statistics’ release on gov.uk. Data on National Referral Mechanism (NRM) referrals from small boat arrivals and the outcomes of these referrals is published in tables Irr_D04 and Irr_D05 of the ‘Irregular migration to the UK detailed datasets’, with the latest data up to the end of May 2023.</p><p>The Home Office does not publish data on modern slavery referrals for other irregular arrivals, or data on the nature or location of the exploitation.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 04/03/2024 17:48:08 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom attachment 1 file name irregular-migration-to-the-UK-detailed-dataset-year-ending-dec-2023.xlsx title Irregular migration to the UK detailed datasets
tabling member	4709 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Bristol

1688030

registered interest
date	06/02/2024
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to tackle modern slavery.
tabling member printed	Lord Field of Birkenhead
uin	HL2229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling modern slavery to ensure that victims are provided with the support they need to begin rebuilding their lives and that those responsible are prosecuted.</p><p>The Home Office continues to fund specialist support for adult victims of modern slavery in England and Wales through the £379 million Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract and for children, who receive support through local authority safeguarding structures, we are also continuing to work with Barnardo’s to provide additional and tailored support through the Independent Child Trafficking Guardian service.</p><p>Since 2016, in addition to core police funding, we have invested £17.8 million in the Modern Slavery and Organised Immigration Crime Unit, a specialist police unit which supports all police forces in England and Wales to improve their response to modern slavery.</p><p>In addition, between 2016 and March 2023, the Home Office spent over £40.4 million through the Modern Slavery Fund to combat modern slavery overseas and reduce the threat of human trafficking to the UK. We continue to work across operational partners and the sector to deliver on modern slavery.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 20/02/2024 12:56:57 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead