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Recommendation 87
87
Deferred
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Place human trafficking survivors with positive Conclusive Grounds decisions on priority housing lists.
Recommendation
We recommend that survivors of human trafficking with a positive Conclusive Grounds decision be placed on priority needs lists for housing.
Government Response Summary
The government's response focused on support for child victims of modern slavery through local authority children's services, deflecting from the recommendation to place adult survivors with a positive Conclusive Grounds decision on priority needs lists for housing.
Paragraph Reference:
250
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
88. Children referred into the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) are supported by children’s services within local authorities. Local authorities are the primary service provider for safeguarding and responding to the needs of a child victim of modern slavery, regardless of their nationality or immigration status. Whatever form it takes, modern slavery and child trafficking is child abuse and relevant child protection procedures, as set out in Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023, must be followed if modern slavery or trafficking is suspected.