United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 73053
Human Trafficking: Victims
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13 July 2020
Last action
21 July 2020 · Answer
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Answered
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21 July 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government will take to give victims of human trafficking immunity from crimes they were forced to commit whilst under the coercion of gangmasters.
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13 July 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government will take to give victims of human trafficking immunity from crimes they were forced to commit whilst under the coercion of gangmasters.
Source: Commons
21 July 2020
Answer
Section 45 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 introduced a statutory defence for victims of modern slavery. The non-punishment principle is an integral part of the Government’s response to safeguard victims of modern slavery who have been compelled to commit ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-07-13/73053
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1223823
- uk · wq-1223823 · source updated 21 July 2020