Source · Select Committees · Home Affairs Committee
Recommendation 83
83
Deferred
Paragraph: 242
Increase legal aid rates and provide enhanced training for solicitors on human trafficking cases.
Recommendation
The Government should also increase the legal aid rate for those dealing with human trafficking cases, not just those which fall under the Illegal Migration Act and should increase training for legal aid solicitors on human trafficking and the National Referral Mechanism process. We recommend that the Government publishes its plans for doing so by June 2024.
Government Response Summary
The government's response addressed ensuring secure accommodation for modern slavery victims through the Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract, completely deflecting from the recommendation to increase legal aid rates and training for human trafficking cases.
Paragraph Reference:
242
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
84. The Government remains committed to ensuring all potential and confirmed victims of modern slavery have secure and appropriate accommodation when they enter National Referral Mechanism (NRM) support. The Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract (MSVCC) manages their pipeline of secure accommodation to meet the demands of the NRM system and those victims who require accommodation as part of their support package, including single sex provision where necessary. The Home Office contract managers monitor the portfolio as part of contract governance to ensure the MSVCC has appropriate capacity to meet demand. 3 Irregular migration to the UK, year ending December 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk); Annex: analysis of modern slavery NRM referrals from asylum, small boats and detention cohorts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)