Slavery

(asked on 9th March 2018) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2018 to Question 129972, on Slavery, what the timetable is for her Departments consideration of the judgment of PK (Ghana) [2018] WLR(D) 94, [2018] EWCA Civ 98; and what the timetable is for her Department to issue amended guidance on discretionary leave to victims of modern slavery as a result of that judgment.


Answered by
Caroline Nokes Portrait
Caroline Nokes
This question was answered on 14th March 2018

The Court of Appeal issued a judgment in the case of (PK(Ghana) v SSHD) on 13 February 2018. We are considering the implications of the judgment.

Whilst we consider next steps interim guidance has been issued to caseworkers to put on hold any refusals of discretionary leave to remain decisions for confirmed victims of modern slavery. Grants of discretionary leave are continuing. This guidance is available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/interim-operation-guidance-discretionary-leave-for-victims-of-modern-slavery

In line with standard practice, support providers under the Victim Care Contract can seek an extension of support for confirmed victims who are awaiting a discretionary leave decision.

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