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93597

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
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, what procedures her Department has in place to ensure that reliable victim evidence can be gathered and presented in court during prosecutions for trafficking.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	210793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government funds the Adult Human Trafficking Care and Co-ordination contract which ensures that potential victims of trafficking receive <br>appropriate care and support once they have been identified. As part of this contract and in compliance with our international obligations (Council of Europe Convention and the EU Directive on Trafficking in Human Beings), the Home Office has made it a core requirement for the Contractor to provide assistance to victims at appropriate stages of criminal proceedings against offenders. The Contractor is also required to cooperate with the police and judicial service in order to assist in the prosecution of potential offenders particularly when requests for information are made.<br><br>Such assistance includes:<br>• explaining to victims the relevant procedures relating to the prosecution of offenders; <br>• encouraging victims to cooperate with any police enquiries and with the wider justice system. <br>• explaining to victims where relevant, what role they will have in court proceedings; and <br>• facilitating access to independent legal support for victims and where appropriate assisting victims to apply for Legal Aid. <br><br>In addition, the police have raised awareness amongst its officers about the need to ensure that victims are at the centre of any modern slavery <br>investigation, this awareness includes how to conduct interviews with traumatised potential victims in order to ensure that they are able to provide <br>the most comprehensive information required to assist in prosecutions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 21/10/2014 16:17:39 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 22868 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

93297

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
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, with reference to the Answer of 13 January 2014 to Question 181067, how many identified victims of trafficking who (a) participated and (b) did not participate in criminal proceedings were granted discretionary leave to remain on the grounds of personal circumstances in 2013; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	210551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>In 2013, 52 people who had been granted discretionary leave due to being recognised as victims of trafficking participated in criminal proceedings by assisting the police with their investigations into human trafficking.A further 35 individuals were granted discretionary leave but did not <br>participate in criminal proceedings.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 30/10/2014 11:42:26 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 22530 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

65524

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
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, with reference to the Answer of 30 April 2014, Official Report, column 717W, on human trafficking, whether the Salvation Army shares with her Department information on the town and shelter in which each victim is placed and whether the victim has a conclusive grounds decision.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	203854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Information on the whereabouts of adult victims, once they exit <br>Government-funded support services, is not routinely held.<br><br>Although there is no requirement under the UK's European Convention against <br>Trafficking obligations to support a victim once they have exited the service, <br>the Government is looking into ways to provide post-exit support to victims <br>which will enable continuous engagement with them, with the purpose of ensuring <br>their well-being and successful integration into mainstream society or <br>re-integration into their home country. This proposal is being considered as <br>part of the review of the National Referral Mechanism and the retender of the <br>Government-funded support service.<br><br>Should the Home Office request information, including on the town and shelter <br>in which each victim is place and whether the victim has a conclusive grounds <br>decision, The Salvation Army is obliged to share it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 15/07/2014 13:20:25 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 8393 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

65526

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
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, with reference to the Answer of 30 April 2014, Official Report, column 717W, on human trafficking, how her Department gathers information to ensure that victims are safe once they have left the support service, if the town in which they have been placed is withheld on safety grounds.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	203853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Information on the whereabouts of adult victims, once they exit <br>Government-funded support services, is not routinely held.<br><br>Although there is no requirement under the UK's European Convention against <br>Trafficking obligations to support a victim once they have exited the service, <br>the Government is looking into ways to provide post-exit support to victims <br>which will enable continuous engagement with them, with the purpose of ensuring <br>their well-being and successful integration into mainstream society or <br>re-integration into their home country. This proposal is being considered as <br>part of the review of the National Referral Mechanism and the retender of the <br>Government-funded support service.<br><br>Should the Home Office request information, including on the town and shelter <br>in which each victim is place and whether the victim has a conclusive grounds <br>decision, The Salvation Army is obliged to share it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 15/07/2014 13:19:14 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

64207

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
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 she will ensure that the regulations governing the new contract for the specialist support providers allow bids to provide ongoing care and support once victims exit the shelter service, at the end of the 45 days period irrespective of whether they have received a Conclusive Grounds decision.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	202652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Once they receive a positive Reasonable Grounds decision, potential victims of <br>trafficking are entitled to a minimum of 45 days' care and support which can <br>continue up to the point they receive a positive Conclusive Grounds decision, <br>whichever is the later. Article 12 of the European Convention on Action <br>against Trafficking in Human Beings requires the UK to provide a minimum of 30 <br>days' support for victims of human trafficking. The current UK Government <br>policy goes further than the European Convention on Action against Trafficking <br>obligations by providing a minimum of 45 days support once a Reasonable Grounds <br>decision is made.<br><br>Care and support for victims, once they receive a positive Conclusive Grounds <br>decision, is being considered as part of the ongoing review of the National <br>Referral Mechanism and as part of the re-tender of the Government's care <br>contract for adult victims of human trafficking.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 02/07/2014 14:50:14 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 7235 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

64062

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
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, with reference to the Answer of 25 April 2014, Official Report, column 717W, on human trafficking, what information her Department holds on the current safety of victims who received Conclusive Grounds decisions and returned home in (a) January, (b) February and (c) March 2014; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	202511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government does not hold information on the whereabouts of victims once <br>they have left the victim support service.<br><br>Care and support for victims, once they receive a positive Conclusive Grounds <br>decision is being considered as part of the review of the National Referral <br>Mechanism and as part of the re-tender of the Government's victim support <br>service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 02/07/2014 14:55:11 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 6690 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

64063

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
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, with reference to the Answer of 25 April 2014, Official Report, column 717W, on human trafficking, what tailored support is given to victims who have received a Conclusive Grounds decision to safely return home; to which countries such victims returned in January to March 2014; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	202510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Currently, there is no specific return and reintegration package for those who <br>have received a positive Conclusive Grounds decision and wish to return home. <br>The Assisted Voluntary Returns package is available to nationals of non-EEA <br>countries. Where possible and appropriate to do so, the Government will work <br>with host countries' Government agencies to ensure that the victim receives <br>adequate support.<br><br>Information pertaining to the countries to which victims returned via the AVR <br>programme is not collated centrally and would require a detailed examination of <br>case files in order to extract such data.<br><br>Between January and March 2014, The Salvation Army recorded that 30 <br>individuals, in their care, returned to their country of origin. These were:<br><br>Country of Origin Count <br>China 1<br>Czech Repubulic 2<br>Hungary 3<br>Latvia 3<br>Lithuania 4<br>Poland 1<br>Romania 9<br>Slovakia 4<br>Sri Lanka 1<br>Congo 1<br>Uganda 1<br>Grand Total 30<br><br>Care and support for victims, once they receive a positive Conclusive Grounds <br>decision is being considered as part of the review of the National Referral <br>Mechanism and as part of the re-tender of the Government's victim support <br>service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 02/07/2014 14:37:51 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 6696 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

64070

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
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, with reference to the Answer of 25 April 2014, Official Report, column 717W, on human trafficking, what tailored support is given to victims who have received Conclusive Grounds decisions to integrate into the UK; where such victims came from in January to March 2014; which organisations provide her Department with information on the progress of the victim integration process; and what information her Department holds on how victims have integrated into the UK.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	202515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Currently, there is no specific integration package for those who have received <br>a positive Conclusive Grounds decision and wish to stay in the UK. The <br>Salvation Army, which delivers the Government's support service for adult <br>victims of human trafficking, provides support to those victims leaving its <br>service by facilitating access to mainstream benefits, housing and local <br>services as well as pastoral support such as assistance with completing <br>application forms. <br><br>Care and support for victims, once they receive a positive Conclusive Grounds <br>decision is being considered as part of the review of the National Referral <br>Mechanism and as part of the re-tender of the Government's victim support <br>service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 02/07/2014 15:16:30 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 7229 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

64071

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
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, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2014, Official Report, column 441W, on human trafficking: Albania, how much funding has been made available by (a) the Home Office and (b) the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to establish the International Organisation Migration voluntary return package; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	202547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In November 2013, the UK Government and the Albanian Government, working with <br>the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), established a voluntary <br>return package for female victims of trafficking who wished to return to <br>Albania. This package includes the provision of secure accommodation in Albania <br>(with guards and social services on site), child care assistance where <br>required, and training or support to establish a business or enter the labour <br>market. This provides the support and assistance required for victims who wish <br>to return to Albania to rebuild their lives. <br><br>The IOM package is funded by the Returns and Reintegration Fund. This is a <br>cross-governmental programme, to which the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office, <br>Department for International Development, the Home Office and the Ministry of <br>Justice contribute resources. <br><br>The IOM package is funded to the value of £138,000 over an 18 month period, <br>commencing in November 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 30/06/2014 13:06:04 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

58201

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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, what estimate she has made of the number of victims of human trafficking through the UK; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	198785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In 2013 the UK National Referral Mechanism (NRM) received 1,746 referrals of <br>potential victims of trafficking. However, trafficking is a covert crime and <br>victims are often hidden, making it difficult to establish the true scale of <br>the issue.<br><br>The National Crime Agency's UK Human Trafficking Centre publishes an annual <br>assessment of the number of victims of human trafficking. The most recent <br>assessment was published in August 2013 and can be found on the NCA website <br>(www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk).<br><br>The Government is determined to lead the global fight against human trafficking <br>(including modern slavery), and has introduced the Modern Slavery Bill. The <br>Bill will give law enforcement the tools to stamp out modern slavery, and <br>enhance protection for victims. To complement the Bill, the Government is also <br>ramping up non-legislative action to tackle this abhorrent crime.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 11/06/2014 16:30:50 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 57 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow