Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 10
10
Deferred
Paragraph: 58
Current Migrant Victims Protocol insufficient to protect victims with insecure immigration status
Conclusion
Abusers use the insecure immigration status of their victims to deter and prevent them from seeking support, exploiting fears that reporting abuse to the police will lead to action against the victim by Immigration Enforcement. We are not satisfied that the Immigration Enforcement Migrant Victims Protocol proposed by the Home Office, which prevents immigration enforcement action against that victim only while investigation 41 and prosecution proceedings are ongoing, and the victim is receiving support to make an application to regularise their stay, is sufficient to mitigate those concerns.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government deflected the concern about the Immigration Enforcement Migrant Victims Protocol and the impact of insecure immigration status, instead focusing on support for male victims of HBA and existing VAWG strategies.
Paragraph Reference:
58
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 15 September 2023. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗