Slavery
(asked on 13th October 2017) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 25 October 2016 to Question 48814, on slavery, if she will provide further data for (a) 2016 and (b) 2017.
The table below sets out the number of National Referral Mechanism (NRM) referrals that have been suspended before Reasonable and Conclusive Grounds decision stages between 2009 and 2016. NRM decisions are suspended when it is not possible to gather further information to make a decision, for example if the Competent Authority decision makers become aware that the individual referred has gone missing. In such cases, the Competent Authority must ensure the missing individual has been reported to the police.
Year | Total Number of Potential Victims Referred to National Referral Mechanism (NRM) | Potential victim reported exploitation as | Suspended Pre-Reasonable Grounds decision | Suspended Pre-Conclusive Grounds decision |
2009 | 534 | Adult (385) | 2 | 12 |
Minor (149) | 2 | 10 | ||
2010 | 712 | Adult (525) | 2 | 10 |
Minor (187) | 6 | 7 | ||
2011 | 945 | Adult (647) | 1 | 9 |
Minor (298) | 3 | 19 | ||
2012 | 1183 | Adult (812) | 3 | 10 |
Minor (370) | 7 | 34 | ||
Unknown (1) | 0 | 0 | ||
2013 | 1745 | Adult (1,297) | 9 | 20 |
Minor (448) | 15 | 17 | ||
2014 | 2339 | Adult (1,667) | 5 | 26 |
Minor (672) | 3 | 25 | ||
2015 | 3262 | Adult (2,284) | 5 | 35 |
Minor (978) | 23 | 52 | ||
2016 | 3804 | Adult (2,527) | 4 | 32 |
Minor (1277) | 13 | 21 |
The Government is committed to ensuring that children who have been trafficked receive the right support, including through the national roll-out of Independent Child Trafficking Advocates. The Advocates will help to protect trafficked children from further harm, including preventing children from being re-trafficked or going missing.
On 16 January, the Home Secretary announced the award of £2.2m from the Child Trafficking Protection Fund (CTPF) to seven organisations to protect vulnerable children in the UK and overseas who are at risk of trafficking. The CTPF has two objectives. First, victim support and recovery, including specialist care to trafficked children. Second, reducing vulnerability to exploitation, by preventing trafficked children from going missing and potentially being re-trafficked. The projects cover a range of proposals including tailored support for trafficking victims from various cultures, developing skills and expertise in local areas, and a specialist accommodation pilot.