(Birmingham, Yardley) (Lab):
Has the right hon. Lady seen the letter from all the Home
Office-funded providers of modern slavery support services that
arrived yesterday from their overarching body, the Salvation
Army Literally every single one of the specialist
support providers doing the exact work that the right hon. Lady
has identified has clearly stated to the Government that the Bill
will make it absolutely impossible for them to provide support
and help to catch traffickers...
(Ruislip, Northwood and
Pinner) (Con):...By the same token, I have a concern that stems
partly from the evidence we took recently at the Joint Committee
on Human Rights from the Salvation
Army and others about modern slavery. Organisations that
have first responder duties and that in the course of policing or
local authority housing, or whatever it may be, come across
someone who is possibly a victim of modern slavery have a duty—an
obligation—to make a referral to the national referral mechanism
so that their needs and circumstances can be considered. Nothing
in this Bill as it stands removes that obligation. Similarly, we
would expect to find compensation potentially having to be paid,
because those public authorities have failed in those duties,
despite the fact that they were doing so at the direction of the
Home Office in compliance with a piece of immigration
legislation...
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