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<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&data=05%7C01%7CSCAFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C1df98c91565a46b0727408dafebb99ac%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638102378924848126%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=JOPE%2B0AOOysTFpdmfUUQEL7UGSWCUoukqsiIuwcLvQo%3D&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>
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