Source · Select Committees · Home Affairs Committee
Recommendation 94
94
Deferred
Paragraph: 278
Complete national rollout of Independent Child Trafficking Guardians to all local authorities by June 2025.
Conclusion
The Home Office must complete the roll out of the Independent Child Trafficking Guardians (ICTG) to all local authorities in England and Wales by June 2025, bringing in individual local authorities before then if they are ready.
Government Response Summary
The government did not address the recommendation to complete the rollout of Independent Child Trafficking Guardians (ICTG) by June 2025. Instead, it discussed ensuring victims' engagement with the Criminal Justice System and their access to legal aid.
Paragraph Reference:
278
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
94. The Government is committed to ensuring victims are enabled and empowered to engage with the Criminal Justice System. All potential victims of modern slavery with a positive Reasonable or Conclusive Grounds decision have access to legal aid, including criminal and civil legal aid, legal aid for immigration advice, advice on an asylum claim, employment law advice and for a civil claim of damages.