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	registered interest
	date	09/04/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Sexual Offences
	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 30 April 2018 to Question 137048 on Human Trafficking: Sexual Offences, how many potential victims of trafficking or modern slavery were identified through Project AIDANT activity in (a) 2017, (b) 2018 and (c) 2019 to date; how many of those potential victims were detained prior to identification; and how many of those potential victims were referred to the National Referral Mechanism.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	242819
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>Information on Project AIDANT (the series of multi-agency operational intensifications to tackle modern slavery and human trafficking led by the National Crime Agency) can be found in the 2018 Annual Report on Modern Slavery which can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/749346/2018_UK_Annual_Report_on_Modern_Slavery.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/749346/2018_UK_Annual_Report_on_Modern_Slavery.pdf</a></p><p>It should be noted that the number of potential victims includes victims encountered overseas during the operations who do not qualify for referral to the UK National Referral Mechanism or Duty to Notify. The data held is reported individually by police forces and law enforcement agencies and may therefore not reflect the full picture of NRM referrals as it is not possible to determine from the NRM database directly which referrals relate to AIDANT activity.</p><p>Data on the number of potential victims detained prior to identification is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/04/2019 13:28:46 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1054747

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority: Immigration Enforcement Directorate
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many joint operations between the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority and Immigration Enforcement there were in each year since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	216307
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) does not collect information in the form requested as the majority of GLAA’s and, before that, the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA), joint operations are in partnership with multiple agencies, including Immigration Enforcement. The table below sets out the number of joint operations between the GLAA, formerly the GLA, and partner enforcement organisations from 2014/15 to 2017/18. GLAA partner enforcement organisations have included HM Revenue and Customs, UK Visas and Immigration Enforcement, National Crime Agency, Modern Slavery Human Trafficking Unit, UK Police Forces, Local Authorities and the Health and Safety Executive.</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>Joint Operations</td></tr><tr><td>2014/15</td><td>53</td></tr><tr><td>2015/16</td><td>54</td></tr><tr><td>2016/17</td><td>57</td></tr><tr><td>2017/18</td><td>65</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 07/02/2019 17:21:47 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1054749

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the annual budget has been for the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority for each of the last three years; and how many staff that Authority has employed in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	216309
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The budget and staffing for the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA), formerly the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA), in each of the last three years was:</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td>Resource (£000)</td><td>Capital (£000)</td><td>Average Staffing Equivalent</td></tr><tr><td>2015/16</td><td>3856</td><td>-</td><td>66</td></tr><tr><td>2016/17</td><td>4500</td><td>-</td><td>72</td></tr><tr><td>2017/18</td><td>6090</td><td>68</td><td>101</td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 07/02/2019 17:27:58 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

968301

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many external intelligence reports received by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority from non-governmental organisations were (a) received and (b) acted upon in (i) 2015-16, (ii) 2016-17 and (ii) 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	170885
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2018 answer text <p>Information is not collected by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority in the form requested. All intelligence reports received are reviewed by GLAA. The next step after review of an intelligence report is dependent upon the content of the report. Some intelligence reports are sufficient to trigger investigative or inspection activity – these reports are described as “actionable”. Other intelligence reports may add to an existing intelligence picture and may contribute to future action. Some intelligence reports duplicate information previously received.</p><p>The table sets out the total number of intelligence reports received by the GLAA in the years 2015-16 to 2017-18 and the number of such reports that were actionable:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>a) Year</p></td><td><p>b) Intelligence Reports Received</p></td><td><p>c) Number of reports at b) that were actionable</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>4,240</p></td><td><p>928</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2,847</p></td><td><p>630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>3,987</p></td><td><p>908</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 26/09/2018 12:08:06 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

968299

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority: Inspections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority staff responsible for frontline inspection activity are female.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	170883
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The GLAA has a full time equivalent of 51.4 staff who are responsible for frontline inspection activity, of whom the full time equivalent of 15.3 are female.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 10/09/2018 16:17:01 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

968300

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority: Inspections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training he Department has provided to Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority frontline inspection officials on the (a) identification of indicators of gender based violence and (b) harassment at work.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	170884
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not provide training to Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) frontline inspection officials on these matters. The GLAA is responsible for training its staff.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 10/09/2018 16:20:09 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

968302

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much money has been accrued to the public purse as a result of Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority Tier 1 interventions in each of the last six months.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	170886
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Tier 1 interventions involve action by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) to recover, for workers, money owed to them by employers. Recovery involves payment of the sums owed by the employers direct to the workers concerned, not to the public purse. The amounts recovered for workers in this way are published annually in the GLAA’s Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 10/09/2018 16:16:08 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

931143

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking
	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 trafficking have been (a) identified and (b) referred to the National Referral Mechanism under Operation Aidant (i) in 2018 and (ii) since 14 May 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	157126
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>Project AIDANT is the series of multi-agency operational intensifications to tackle modern slavery and human trafficking led by the National Crime Agency (NCA).</p><p>The number of potential victims reported to the NCA as being identified as a result of Project AIDANT activity so far in 2018 is 173. 111 of these were reported as having been identified as part of ‘AIDANT 11’ which took place from 14-18 May 2018. Of the 173 potential victims, 47 have been reported to the NCA as having been referred to the NRM as victims accepting support and 27 notified to the Duty To Notify (DTN) as victims not accepting support.</p><p>Data on those arrested prior to identification as potential victims of trafficking, is not captured by the NCA.</p><p>The procedures for assessing whether an individual encountered by immigration enforcement is a victim of trafficking are published and contained within guidance available at <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/509326/victims-of-modern-slavery-frontline-staff-guidance-v3.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/509326/victims-of-modern-slavery-frontline-staff-guidance-v3.pdf</a>.</p><p>Quarterly data on referrals to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) are available via the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics" target="_blank">http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a></p><p>Data shows only referrals to the NRM:</p><p>In 2018 Q1 HO Immigration Enforcement referred 25 people to the NRM and UK Border Force also referred 25 people.</p><p>In 2017 Q4 HO Immigration Enforcement referred 23 people to the NRM and UK Border Force referred 35 people.</p><p>In 2017 Q3 HO Immigration Enforcement referred 26 people to the NRM and UK Border Force referred 43 people.</p><p>In 2017 Q2 HO Immigration Enforcement referred 19 people to the NRM and UK Border Force referred 26 people.</p><p>Data on those encountered who are thought to be victims but who do not agree to enter the NRM are recorded under the Duty to Notify. Data for Home Office referrals under Duty to Notify are published in the annual report and are available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2017-uk-annual-report-on-modern-slavery" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2017-uk-annual-report-on-modern-slavery</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 157127 157128 157129 question first answered 03/07/2018 16:37:40 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

931144

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the potential victims of trafficking identified during Operation Aidant were arrested prior to being identified as potential victims of trafficking; and for which offences those arrests were made.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	157127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>Project AIDANT is the series of multi-agency operational intensifications to tackle modern slavery and human trafficking led by the National Crime Agency (NCA).</p><p>The number of potential victims reported to the NCA as being identified as a result of Project AIDANT activity so far in 2018 is 173. 111 of these were reported as having been identified as part of ‘AIDANT 11’ which took place from 14-18 May 2018. Of the 173 potential victims, 47 have been reported to the NCA as having been referred to the NRM as victims accepting support and 27 notified to the Duty To Notify (DTN) as victims not accepting support.</p><p>Data on those arrested prior to identification as potential victims of trafficking, is not captured by the NCA.</p><p>The procedures for assessing whether an individual encountered by immigration enforcement is a victim of trafficking are published and contained within guidance available at <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/509326/victims-of-modern-slavery-frontline-staff-guidance-v3.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/509326/victims-of-modern-slavery-frontline-staff-guidance-v3.pdf</a>.</p><p>Quarterly data on referrals to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) are available via the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics" target="_blank">http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a></p><p>Data shows only referrals to the NRM:</p><p>In 2018 Q1 HO Immigration Enforcement referred 25 people to the NRM and UK Border Force also referred 25 people.</p><p>In 2017 Q4 HO Immigration Enforcement referred 23 people to the NRM and UK Border Force referred 35 people.</p><p>In 2017 Q3 HO Immigration Enforcement referred 26 people to the NRM and UK Border Force referred 43 people.</p><p>In 2017 Q2 HO Immigration Enforcement referred 19 people to the NRM and UK Border Force referred 26 people.</p><p>Data on those encountered who are thought to be victims but who do not agree to enter the NRM are recorded under the Duty to Notify. Data for Home Office referrals under Duty to Notify are published in the annual report and are available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2017-uk-annual-report-on-modern-slavery" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2017-uk-annual-report-on-modern-slavery</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 157126 157128 157129 question first answered 03/07/2018 16:37:40 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

931145

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking
	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 the procedures used to assess whether an individual who at the point of arrest for an offence of illegal working is a potential victim of trafficking.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	157128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>Project AIDANT is the series of multi-agency operational intensifications to tackle modern slavery and human trafficking led by the National Crime Agency (NCA).</p><p>The number of potential victims reported to the NCA as being identified as a result of Project AIDANT activity so far in 2018 is 173. 111 of these were reported as having been identified as part of ‘AIDANT 11’ which took place from 14-18 May 2018. Of the 173 potential victims, 47 have been reported to the NCA as having been referred to the NRM as victims accepting support and 27 notified to the Duty To Notify (DTN) as victims not accepting support.</p><p>Data on those arrested prior to identification as potential victims of trafficking, is not captured by the NCA.</p><p>The procedures for assessing whether an individual encountered by immigration enforcement is a victim of trafficking are published and contained within guidance available at <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/509326/victims-of-modern-slavery-frontline-staff-guidance-v3.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/509326/victims-of-modern-slavery-frontline-staff-guidance-v3.pdf</a>.</p><p>Quarterly data on referrals to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) are available via the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics" target="_blank">http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a></p><p>Data shows only referrals to the NRM:</p><p>In 2018 Q1 HO Immigration Enforcement referred 25 people to the NRM and UK Border Force also referred 25 people.</p><p>In 2017 Q4 HO Immigration Enforcement referred 23 people to the NRM and UK Border Force referred 35 people.</p><p>In 2017 Q3 HO Immigration Enforcement referred 26 people to the NRM and UK Border Force referred 43 people.</p><p>In 2017 Q2 HO Immigration Enforcement referred 19 people to the NRM and UK Border Force referred 26 people.</p><p>Data on those encountered who are thought to be victims but who do not agree to enter the NRM are recorded under the Duty to Notify. Data for Home Office referrals under Duty to Notify are published in the annual report and are available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2017-uk-annual-report-on-modern-slavery" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2017-uk-annual-report-on-modern-slavery</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 157126 157127 157129 question first answered 03/07/2018 16:37:40 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield