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<p>We are committed to having robust and victim-focused measures in place for addressing
modern slavery. The Immigration Enforcement Competent Authority (IECA) was created
to streamline decision-making and ensure, wherever possible, that the various factors
which may be pertinent to decisions about an individual are taken by those who can
consider their circumstances most fully.</p><p>Immigration Enforcement’s immediate
priority is always the welfare of the individual, and to ensure that all vulnerable
migrants receive the support and assistance they need regardless of their immigration
status. Immigration Enforcement already make decisions on key safeguarding and vulnerability
matters such as the Adults at Risk policy and human rights decisions. Both the IECA
and the Single Competent Authority (SCA) decision makers receive the same training
on National Referral Mechanism (NRM) decision making and consistently apply the statutory
guidance for potential victims of modern slavery.</p><p>Both competent authorities
are held to account through existing quality assurance processes and the Multi-Agency
Assurance Panels will continue to quality assure all negative Conclusive Grounds decisions.</p><p>The
data on decisions taken by the IECA will be set out in the quarterly publication of
NRM statistics and a breakdown by competent authority will be published once there
is sufficient data to ensure individuals are not identifiable. We will regularly review
this data to understand the impact of the change and ensure polices are being applied
consistently.</p><p>This Government remains committed to identifying victims quickly,
enhancing the support they receive and improving the training given to First Responders,
who are responsible for referring potential victims into the NRM.</p><p>The Home Office
has produced e-learning to help First Responders to identify potential victims of
modern slavery and make referrals into the NRM when appropriate to do so. The e-learning
is available through the Modern Slavery Organised Immigration Crime (MSOIC) website
here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.policingslavery.co.uk%2Ftransforming-our-response%2Ftraining-delivery%2Ffirst-responder-training%2F&data=04%7C01%7CAlexander.Cooper10%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ca239be60f26f41456e1d08d9bef742d7%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637750791441798233%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=432f9V600pZc2tu%2FRPrYYWkIe%2Fu6eGJyVD41BpF%2FJVk%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">https://www.policingslavery.co.uk/transforming-our-response/training-delivery/first-responder-training/</a> .</p>
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