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1580253

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
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 much the Home Office spent on employing caseworkers to make conclusive grounds decisions in the National Referral Mechanism in financial years (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21, (c) 2021-22 and (d) 2022-23 to date.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	131309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>The Single Competent Authority (SCA) and the Immigration Enforcement Competent Authority (IECA) are currently recruiting a large number of new decision makers across the UK to increase capacity for NRM decision-making and reduce decision making timescales<ins class="ministerial">. </ins><del class="ministerial">; this brings additional resource pressures initially (for training and upskilling) but will have substantial long-term benefits for decision making timescales.</del></p><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://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F974794%2FMarch_2021_-_Modern_Slavery_Statutory_Guidance__EW__Non-Statutory_Guidance__SNI__v2.1_.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSCAFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C1df98c91565a46b0727408dafebb99ac%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638102378924848126%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=JOPE%2B0AOOysTFpdmfUUQEL7UGSWCUoukqsiIuwcLvQo%3D&amp;reserved=0" 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 <del class="ministerial">were also</del> <ins class="ministerial">are</ins> 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 Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 30/01/2023 13:31:50 question first ministerially corrected 30/01/2023 15:28:54 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 51058 answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1580254

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
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 much her Department spent on subsistence payments for people awaiting a conclusive grounds decision in the National Referral Mechanism for Modern Slavery in financial years (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21, (c) 2021-22 and (d) 2022-23 to date.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	131310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>The Single Competent Authority (SCA) and the Immigration Enforcement Competent Authority (IECA) are currently recruiting a large number of new decision makers across the UK to increase capacity for NRM decision-making and reduce decision making timescales.</p><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> </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://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F974794%2FMarch_2021_-_Modern_Slavery_Statutory_Guidance__EW__Non-Statutory_Guidance__SNI__v2.1_.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSCAFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C1df98c91565a46b0727408dafebb99ac%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638102378924848126%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=JOPE%2B0AOOysTFpdmfUUQEL7UGSWCUoukqsiIuwcLvQo%3D&amp;reserved=0" 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> </p><p>All victims who consented to support under the previous Victim Care Contract are 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> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 30/01/2023 14:35:02 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1566106

registered interest
date	11/01/2023
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, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December 2022 to Question 11027 on Slavery, in what way her Department's new guidance and policy on consideration of evidence differ from what happened previously.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	121076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The updated Reasonable Grounds Guidance is expected to be published on 30 January 2023 as part of the 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. This will contain details of what constitutes an objective factor and how decision makers will use the guidance to consider all referrals, including child victims of sexual exploitation.</p><p> </p><p>We also believe that this builds on and simplifies much of the current guidance to ensure decision making at the Reasonable Grounds stage is robust and consistent while still providing scope to consider instances where a referral may be received with very little additional information.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 121077 question first answered 16/01/2023 15:42:07 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1551753

registered interest
date	14/12/2022
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 Written Statement by the Minister of State for Immigration of 13 December on Update to Modern Slavery Statutory Guidance, HCWS441, what her definition is of objective factors; and how she expects this to affect decisions by case workers.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	110727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p><strong></strong>The updated Reasonable Grounds guidance will mean decision makers now base their assessments on objective factors to determine whether there are reasonable grounds to believe a person is a victim.</p><p>An “objective” factor is a piece of information or evidence that is based in fact. This will ensure that decision makers can make timely and robust evidence-backed decisions and that assistance and support are focused on those who most need it.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 19/12/2022 17:21:38 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1541931

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
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, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2022 to Question 80727 on Slavery, if she will publish a list of the National Referral Mechanism first responder agencies which referred people who were found to be exploiting the modern slavery system in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022 as of 7 November 2022; and how many of those cases were brought by each National Referral Mechanism first responder agency.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	86506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 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 Conclusive Grounds Decision. The latest published NRM statistics can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics" target="_blank">National Referral Mechanism statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>As outlined in the 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, the expectation is that the Competent Authority will make a Reasonable Grounds decision within five working days, where possible, of the NRM referral being received. There is no target to make a Conclusive Grounds decision within a specific timeframe. A decision can only be made fairly and reasonably once sufficient information has been made available to the Competent Authority for it to complete the decision. When the relevant Competent Authority has received sufficient information for it to complete a decision it should seek to do so as soon as possible but only once a minimum Recovery and Reflection Period has passed, unless the relevant Competent Authority has received a request to delay the decision. The Recovery and Reflection period begins when the relevant competent authority makes a positive Reasonable Grounds decision.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/modern-slavery-how-to-identify-and-support-victims/modern-slavery-statutory-guidance-for-england-and-wales-under-s49-of-the-modern-slavery-act-2015-and-non-statutory-guidance-for-scotland-and-northe" 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 (accessible version) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines grouped question UIN 86507 86508 question first answered 18/11/2022 13:11:08 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1541932

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
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 is her Department's target timescale for making a Conclusive Grounds decision in the National Referral Mechanism; and what is the current average wait time for a victim of modern slavery to be given a conclusive grounds decision following a Reasonable Grounds decision.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	86507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 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 Conclusive Grounds Decision. The latest published NRM statistics can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics" target="_blank">National Referral Mechanism statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>As outlined in the 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, the expectation is that the Competent Authority will make a Reasonable Grounds decision within five working days, where possible, of the NRM referral being received. There is no target to make a Conclusive Grounds decision within a specific timeframe. A decision can only be made fairly and reasonably once sufficient information has been made available to the Competent Authority for it to complete the decision. When the relevant Competent Authority has received sufficient information for it to complete a decision it should seek to do so as soon as possible but only once a minimum Recovery and Reflection Period has passed, unless the relevant Competent Authority has received a request to delay the decision. The Recovery and Reflection period begins when the relevant competent authority makes a positive Reasonable Grounds decision.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/modern-slavery-how-to-identify-and-support-victims/modern-slavery-statutory-guidance-for-england-and-wales-under-s49-of-the-modern-slavery-act-2015-and-non-statutory-guidance-for-scotland-and-northe" 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 (accessible version) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines grouped question UIN 86506 86508 question first answered 18/11/2022 13:11:08 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1541933

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
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 is her Department's target timescale for making a Reasonable Grounds decision in the National Referral Mechanism; and what is the current average wait time for a victim of modern slavery to be given a Reasonable Grounds decision.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	86508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 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 Conclusive Grounds Decision. The latest published NRM statistics can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics" target="_blank">National Referral Mechanism statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>As outlined in the 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, the expectation is that the Competent Authority will make a Reasonable Grounds decision within five working days, where possible, of the NRM referral being received. There is no target to make a Conclusive Grounds decision within a specific timeframe. A decision can only be made fairly and reasonably once sufficient information has been made available to the Competent Authority for it to complete the decision. When the relevant Competent Authority has received sufficient information for it to complete a decision it should seek to do so as soon as possible but only once a minimum Recovery and Reflection Period has passed, unless the relevant Competent Authority has received a request to delay the decision. The Recovery and Reflection period begins when the relevant competent authority makes a positive Reasonable Grounds decision.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/modern-slavery-how-to-identify-and-support-victims/modern-slavery-statutory-guidance-for-england-and-wales-under-s49-of-the-modern-slavery-act-2015-and-non-statutory-guidance-for-scotland-and-northe" 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 (accessible version) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines grouped question UIN 86506 86507 question first answered 18/11/2022 13:11:08 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1540293

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
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, which National Referral Mechanism first responder agencies referred people who were found to be exploiting the modern slavery system in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022 as of 7 November 2022; and how many of these cases were brought by each National Referral Mechanism first responder agency.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	80727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>As you will be aware, the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) is the UK’s framework for identifying victims of modern slavery. A First Responder Organisation (FRO) is an authority that is authorised to refer a potential victim of modern slavery into the NRM. Members of staff at those FROs have a responsibility for discharging one or more of the functions of the FRO, including recognising the indicators of modern slavery and identifying potential victims of modern slavery, and subsequently referring those potential victims into the NRM.</p><p>Decisions about who is then recognised and confirmed as a victim of modern slavery are made by trained specialists in one of the Home Office competent authorities (Single Competent Authority (SCA) and the Immigration Enforcement Competent Authority (IECA)).</p><p>The competent authorities’ assessment of whether an individual is a victim of modern slavery is two-stage process. A competent authority will first make a decision as to whether there is enough evidence available such that it ‘suspects but cannot prove’ that the individual is a victim of modern slavery. This is the reasonable grounds (RG) decision. Where a positive decision is issued the competent authority will then go on to gather further information about the case and then make a second decision on ‘the balance of probabilities’ whether that individual is a victim of modern slavery; this is the conclusive grounds (CG) decision.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 14/11/2022 15:46:20 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips