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1006659

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the High Court Judgement in the case of K & AM v Secretary of State for the Home Department delivered on 8 November, by what mechanism they will pay back the amount of subsistence owed to each victim of modern slavery.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Doocey
	uin	HL11439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>he Government is committed to tacking the scourge of modern slavery and supporting those affected by this crime.</p><p>In 2017, Home Office Ministers agreed a comprehensive package of reforms to the National Referral Mechanism, which included the introduction of places of safety for those leaving situations of exploitation, trebling the period of move on support to assist victims moving out of government funded support and aligning the subsistence rates paid to potential victims of modern slavery with those received by asylum seekers.</p><p>In light of the judgment in K and AM, the Home Office has immediately reinstated the top up paid to those in the Victim Care Contract who are also receiving support from the asylum support system, so that they receive a total of £65 per week.</p><p>We are currently putting in place processes to ensure that those who have been affected receive a full back payment as soon as possible, and will set out how we plan to respond in due course, including our communications with all those affected.</p><p>We are committed to reforming the National Referral Mechanism to ensure that as many victims of modern slavery as possible get the support they need.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL11440 HL11442 question first answered 27/11/2018 17:11:42 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4197 label Biography information for Baroness Doocey

1006660

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the High Court Judgement in the case of K & AM v Secretary of State for the Home Department delivered on 8 November, whether they plan to issue a formal apology to each victim of modern slavery affected by the reduction in the amount of subsistence allowance.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Doocey
	uin	HL11440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>he Government is committed to tacking the scourge of modern slavery and supporting those affected by this crime.</p><p>In 2017, Home Office Ministers agreed a comprehensive package of reforms to the National Referral Mechanism, which included the introduction of places of safety for those leaving situations of exploitation, trebling the period of move on support to assist victims moving out of government funded support and aligning the subsistence rates paid to potential victims of modern slavery with those received by asylum seekers.</p><p>In light of the judgment in K and AM, the Home Office has immediately reinstated the top up paid to those in the Victim Care Contract who are also receiving support from the asylum support system, so that they receive a total of £65 per week.</p><p>We are currently putting in place processes to ensure that those who have been affected receive a full back payment as soon as possible, and will set out how we plan to respond in due course, including our communications with all those affected.</p><p>We are committed to reforming the National Referral Mechanism to ensure that as many victims of modern slavery as possible get the support they need.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL11439 HL11442 question first answered 27/11/2018 17:11:42 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4197 label Biography information for Baroness Doocey

1006661

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to publish the guidance about identifying and supporting victims of modern slavery, in accordance with section 49(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Doocey
	uin	HL11441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises its obligations under s49 of the Modern Slavery Act to publish statutory guidance on the identification of and support for potential victims of modern slavery.</p><p>We have worked closely with stakeholders across the sector to draft statutory guidance since the Modern Slavery Act came into force, and will publish guidance as soon as we are able. We will announce a timetable in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 27/11/2018 17:11:03 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4197 label Biography information for Baroness Doocey

1006662

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which Minister was responsible for approving the reduction to subsistence allowances for victims of modern slavery; and whether the Prime Minister was advised of this decision.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Doocey
	uin	HL11442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>he Government is committed to tacking the scourge of modern slavery and supporting those affected by this crime.</p><p>In 2017, Home Office Ministers agreed a comprehensive package of reforms to the National Referral Mechanism, which included the introduction of places of safety for those leaving situations of exploitation, trebling the period of move on support to assist victims moving out of government funded support and aligning the subsistence rates paid to potential victims of modern slavery with those received by asylum seekers.</p><p>In light of the judgment in K and AM, the Home Office has immediately reinstated the top up paid to those in the Victim Care Contract who are also receiving support from the asylum support system, so that they receive a total of £65 per week.</p><p>We are currently putting in place processes to ensure that those who have been affected receive a full back payment as soon as possible, and will set out how we plan to respond in due course, including our communications with all those affected.</p><p>We are committed to reforming the National Referral Mechanism to ensure that as many victims of modern slavery as possible get the support they need.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL11439 HL11440 question first answered 27/11/2018 17:11:42 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4197 label Biography information for Baroness Doocey

1024842

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the difference in needs between (1) children who have been trafficked from overseas, and (2) British children who have been trafficked internally; and how the current provision of support differs between those two groups.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Doocey
	uin	HL12283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government introduced Independent Child Trafficking Advocates in three early adopter sites (Greater Manchester, Hampshire and nationally in Wales). The service has been running in these sites from January 2017 until January 2019. An interim assessment of the first year of the Independent Child Trafficking Advocate (ICTA) service (February 2017 – January 2018) and associated data tables were published in July 2018 and can be found<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/730098/assessment-of-independent-child-trafficking-advocates-horr101.pdf" target="_blank"> https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/730098/assessment-of-independent-child-trafficking-advocates-horr101.pdf</a></p><p><br>In July 2018, the Government announced that it would roll out the ICTA service to one third of local authorities by April 2019. Following the expansion of the service, around one third of all children that we estimate will be referred into the NRM will be eligible to access the ICTA service in England and Wales.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 21/12/2018 13:49:48 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name assessment-of-independent-child-trafficking-advocates-horr101.pdf title Assessment of Independent Child Trafficking
	tabling member	4197 label Biography information for Baroness Doocey

174872

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Drugs: Crime
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people have been prosecuted for (1) human trafficking offences, and (2) other offences, as a result of the Metropolitan Police's Operation Pibera and similar operations across the United Kingdom which target criminals who use children to traffic drugs across county boundaries.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Doocey
	uin	HL4299
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this information centrally. However, the Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed that, where a child is forced to move drugs and there is sufficient evidence, human trafficking offences may be used to prosecute those responsible.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 04/02/2015 13:46:26 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4197 label Biography information for Baroness Doocey

174873

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Drugs: Crime
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people were arrested for human trafficking offences (1) during the Metropolitan Police's Operation Pibera, and (2) during similar operations across the United Kingdom which targeted criminals who use children to traffic drugs across county boundaries.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Doocey
	uin	HL4300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this information centrally. However, the Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed that, where a child is forced to move drugs and there is sufficient evidence, those responsible may be arrested for human trafficking offences.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/01/2015 16:14:49 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4197 label Biography information for Baroness Doocey

386481

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Sports Competitors
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether visas intended for sports people have been used to traffic children from Africa into the United Kingdom.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Doocey
	uin	HL976
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office continually monitors all routes where there is a suspected risk of abuse.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 13/07/2015 14:38:42 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4197 label Biography information for Baroness Doocey

386482

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Sports Competitors
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have had any discussions with the Premier League and the Football Association about the issue of child trafficking to the United Kingdom using visas intended for sports people.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Doocey
	uin	HL977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>We have regular discussions with sporting bodies to ensure that immigration routes are being used as intended and not being used for abuse by either sponsors or migrants. Where we have evidence that immigration routes are being used to facilitate trafficking we take a robust response.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 13/07/2015 14:38:24 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4197 label Biography information for Baroness Doocey

386483

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Sports Competitors
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many victims of trafficking, if any, have been referred to the National Referral Mechanism having entered the United Kingdom at any time on a visa intended for sports people.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Doocey
	uin	HL978
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>We are unable to provide the information requested as it would require a manual review of all referrals and associated records going back to 2009, which would only be achievable at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 13/07/2015 14:39:37 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4197 label Biography information for Baroness Doocey