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Recommendation 51

51 Accepted Paragraph: 157

Create and supply additional training for criminal justice practitioners on human trafficking prosecution.

Recommendation
To increase the number of prosecutions, the Government must create and supply additional training for criminal justice practitioners on identifying victims and prosecuting human traffickers.
Government Response Summary
The government states that proficiency in 'evidence-led' investigations is already fully covered and tested in the modern slavery investigator training course on the College of Policing curriculum.
Paragraph Reference: 157
Government Response Accepted
HM Government Accepted
52. There is a concerted effort to enhance proficiency in ‘evidence-led’ investigations and it is always advised that investigators build a prosecution case gathering evidence from a range of sources, without solely relying on victim testimony. The requirement for ‘evidence led’ investigations is covered fully in the modern slavery investigator training course on the College of Policing curriculum and is tested on students in the case study exercise.