Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2014 to Question 214121, what steps the Health and Safety Executive takes when it discovers evidence of human trafficking and forced labour in the course of its work.

The Health and Safety Executive does not regulate human trafficking and forced labour. If, during their visits to workplaces, HSE’s inspectors suspect that human trafficking or forced labour may be taking place, then they will forward the details to the appropriate enforcement agencies in accordance with the Joint Workplace Protocol for sharing information between HSE and other Government departments and agencies.