Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish a response to the consultation entitled Identification of victims of modern slavery, which closed 9 October 2025.

The Government published a summary of responses to the Call for Evidence on the Identification of Victims of Modern Slavery in February 2026, fulfilling the commitment made when the Call for Evidence was launched. This was announced by a Written Ministerial Statement which can be viewed on the UK Parliament website: Written statements - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament

The Call for Evidence ran from 16 July to 9 October 2025 and sought views on the definitions of a victim of modern slavery and the identification and decision-making processes within the National Referral Mechanism.

The Home Office received 119 responses from those with an interest and experience in modern slavery, including people with lived experience of modern slavery, NGOs and civil society organisations, local authorities, academics, law enforcement, first responders, parliamentarians, and members of the public.

The summary of responses can be viewed on GOV.UK at: https://www.gov.uk/government/calls-for-evidence/identification-of-victims-of-modern-slavery/outcome/identification-of-victims-of-modern-slavery-call-for-evidence-summary-of-responses.