Human Trafficking

(asked on 13th January 2022) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of (a) clause 39, (b) part five and (c) other provisions in the Nationality and Borders Bill on the positive anti-trafficking duties on the UK under Articles four and six of the European Convention on Human Rights as set out in the ECtHR judgements of Rantsev v Cyprus & Russia [2010] and V.C.L & A.N. v UK [2021]; and if she will make a statement.


Answered by
Tom Pursglove Portrait
Tom Pursglove
Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
This question was answered on 18th January 2022

The Nationality and Borders Bill is part of our New Plan for Immigration, delivering the most comprehensive reform of the asylum system in decades.

The Bill – and the wider plan – will also help us to tackle the heinous crime of modern slavery and ensure that vulnerable individuals are identified as early as possible so that we can ensure they have access to the right support.

The Bill is fully compliant with our international obligations, including the European Convention on Human Rights.

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