Source · Select Committees · Home Affairs Committee
Recommendation 54
54
Deferred
Paragraph: 167
Review training and guidance for criminal justice practitioners on s45 statutory defence
Recommendation
The Government should review the training and guidance available to criminal justice practitioners to ensure it includes clear and consistent information on the s45 statutory defence. This training should be provided across all bodies in the criminal justice system.
Government Response Summary
The government response defines the difference between people smuggling and human trafficking, which does not address the recommendation to review and provide training and guidance on the s45 statutory defence for criminal justice practitioners.
Paragraph Reference:
167
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
54. The Government recognises that people smuggling differs from human trafficking. a view to exploiting them by force, fraud or intimidation. Human trafficking includes travel within a country, not just across international borders.