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Modern slavery: national referral mechanism and duty to notify statistics UK, quarter 3 2022 - July to September
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Home Office
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Home Office
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Place of publication:
- London
This statistical bulletin provides a summary and breakdown of the number of potential victims of modern slavery referred into the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) or via the Duty to Notify (DtN) process from 1 July to 30 September 2022 (quarter 3). The data shows that: 4,586 potential victims of modern slavery were referred to the Home Office in quarter 3 2022, representing a 10% increase compared to the preceding quarter (4,169) and a 38% increase from quarter 3 2021 (3,317); the number of referrals received this quarter is the highest since the NRM began in 2009; 75% (3,439) were sent to the Single Competent Authority (SCA) for consideration and 25% (1,147) to the Immigration Enforcement Competent Authority (IECA); 79% (3,645) were male and 20% (937) were female; 46% (2,088) of potential victims claimed exploitation in the UK only and 44% (2,032) claimed exploitation overseas only; 50% (2,303) of referrals were for potential victims who claimed exploitation as adults and 43% (1,984) claimed exploitation as children; adult potential victims most commonly claimed labour exploitation (41%; 943), whereas child potential victims were most often referred for criminal exploitation (41%; 808); the most common nationalities referred this quarter were Albanian, UK and Eritrean; the number of Albanian nationals referred this quarter was the highest since the NRM began; 4,652 reasonable grounds and 1,517 conclusive grounds decisions were issued this quarter; of these, 88% of reasonable grounds and 91% of conclusive grounds decisions were positive; the Home Office received 1,160 reports of adult potential victims via the DtN process, the highest quarterly figure since the DtN began. (Edited publisher abstract)
Domestic abuse: statutory guidance
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Home Office
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Home Office
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Pagination:
- 163
- Place of publication:
- London
Statutory guidance supporting the understanding of the definitions of 'domestic abuse' and 'personally connected' as set out in the Domestic Abuse Act 2021. The guidance is broken down into seven chapters: objectives; understanding domestic abuse; recognising domestic abuse; impact of domestic abuse; different experiences, needs and related considerations; agency response to domestic abuse; and multi-agency response to domestic abuse. Each chapter includes a chapter summary, setting out its purpose and content. Case studies help illustrate some of the subject matter described. The case studies that concern the experiences of victims have been anonymised to help protect their identities. They present examples and are not intended to be exhaustive or representative of the experiences of abuse that can be encountered by any group of individuals, or of any form of abuse that they relate to. Annexes are included at the end of the guidance. These signpost the range of support available for victims (Annex A), define acronyms used within the document (Annex B), highlight further guidance available to support frontline professionals (Annex C), and summarise different protective orders which can be issued (Annex D). (Edited publisher abstract)
Government response to the Child Sexual Exploitation by Organised Networks report by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Home Office
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Home Office
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Pagination:
- 11
- Place of publication:
- London
This is the Government response to the recommendations set out in the IICSA report into child sexual exploitation by organised networks, which was published on the IICSA website in February 2022. The recommendations cover: aggravation of offences relating to the sexual exploitation of children; child exploitation disruption toolkit; government guidance on child sexual exploitation; categorisation of risk and harm; child sexual exploitation data; unregulated placements. (Edited publisher abstract)
Tackling domestic abuse plan
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Home Office
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Home Office
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Pagination:
- 105
- Place of publication:
- London
Policy paper outlining the government's plan to prevent domestic abuse in England and Wales. The paper sets out a number of aims, including: prioritising prevention, supporting victims and pursuing perpetrators. Strategies that will be used to achieve these aims and safeguard child victims of domestic abuse include: ensuring that children know about healthy relationships through the relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) curriculum; developing interventional measures to target risk factors associated with abuse; and ensuring that child victims have access to support to help them to manage the impact of abuse on their relationships and wellbeing. (Edited publisher abstract)
Violence against women and girls national statement of expectations
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Home Office
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Home Office
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Pagination:
- 13
- Place of publication:
- London
This National Statement of Expectations (NSE) sets out how local areas should commission effective services to ensure a whole system response to violence against women and girls (VAWG). The document sets out five key expectations for commissioners and what they need to deliver, including: 1. Put the victim/survivor at the centre of service design and delivery; 2. Have a clear focus on perpetrators in order to keep victims and survivors safe; 3. Take a strategic, system-wide approach to commissioning, acknowledging the gendered nature of VAWG; 4. locally-led and safeguard individuals at every point; 5. Raise local awareness of the issues and involve, engage and empower communities to seek, design and deliver solutions to prevent VAWG. (Edited publisher abstract)
Violence against women and girls services: commissioning toolkit
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Home Office
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Home Office
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Pagination:
- 54
- Place of publication:
- London
Practice guidance for commissioners on how to effectively commission services to support anyone affected by domestic violence or abuse against women and girls. The purpose of the toolkit is to ensure that professionals can work together to provide an effective commissioning approach for services to support anyone affected by any form of violence against women and girls. Part A includes: context, definition, policy and legislative framework. Part B of the toolkit follows the four stages of the commissioning cycle including sections on: budgets, planning, co-production of services, developing a strategy, service design; market development, capacity building, national shared standards and outcome measurement. Case studies are included to highlight elements of good practice. This document has been developed to support the implementation of the National Statement of Expectations (NSE) and aims to bring together key information for commissioners to consider when beginning the process of commissioning specialist services. (Edited publisher abstract)
Supporting male victims of crimes considered violence against women and girls
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Home Office
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Home Office
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Pagination:
- 19
- Place of publication:
- London
This document sets out the UK government's position on and work to support male victims of crimes considered violence against women and girls. The document highlights the specific barriers and vulnerabilities both boys and men face when reporting and seeking support for sexual or domestic abuse, and the need for specialism in the support that services and organisations give. This document draws on the testimonies of those victims/survivors who bravely describe the impact these crimes can have. The document is supplemented with case studies to help illustrate some of the subject matter described. The report includes prevalence and demographics data and covers the themes of sexual harassment; identification and reporting; access to support services; and prosecution Case studies include: Forced Marriage; Safer Futures Cornwall; and OUT Spoken Talking Therapy in the prison estate, a Survivors Manchester service. This document updates and replaces the first Male Victims Position Statement, published in 2019 and complements the Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy and Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan, which apply to all victims of these crimes. (Edited publisher abstract)
Tackling violence against women and girls strategy: progress update
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Home Office
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Home Office
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Place of publication:
- London
An update on the government's progress in implementing the tackling violence against girls strategy. Crimes like rape, domestic abuse, stalking, female genital mutilation, forced marriage, and ‘honour’ killings, have a devastating impact on victims, their friends, family and wider community, and ultimately society as a whole. The Government’s ambition is to increase support for victims and survivors, increase the number of perpetrators brought to justice, increase reports to the police, and ultimately, reduce the prevalence of violence against women and girls. The report details the measures taken by the Government since the publication of the strategy in July 2021 to: prevent the crimes; increase support for victims; strengthen the approach to perpetrators; make sure all organisations and professionals are working to tackle these crimes. The paper also sets out what further needs to be done. (Edited publisher abstract)
Modern slavery: national referral mechanism and duty to notify statistics UK, end of year summary, 2021
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Home Office
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Home Office
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Place of publication:
- London
This statistical bulletin provides a summary and breakdown of the number of potential victims of modern slavery referred into the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) or via the Duty to Notify (DtN) process in 2021. Please also refer to the data tables published alongside this bulletin for further data. Key results include: 12,727 potential victims of modern slavery were referred to the Home Office in 2021, representing a 20% increase compared to the preceding year (10,601); the number of referrals received this year is the highest since the NRM began in 2009 (previously 10,611 in 2019); 77% (9,790) were male and 23% (2,923) were female; 58% (7,434) of potential victims claimed exploitation in the UK only and 31% (3,883) claimed exploitation overseas only; a higher proportion of referrals claimed exploitation overseas only in 2021 (31%) than in 2020 (26%); 50% (6,411) of referrals were for potential victims who claimed exploitation as adults and 43% (5,468) claimed exploitation as children; for adult potential victims, labour exploitation was most reported (33%; 2,141), whereas child potential victims were most often referred for criminal exploitation (49%; 2,689); the most common nationalities referred this year were UK, Albanian and Vietnamese; 12,665 reasonable grounds and 2,866 conclusive grounds decisions were made this year. Of these, 90% of reasonable grounds and 91% of conclusive grounds decisions were positive; the Home Office received 3,190 reports of adult potential victims via the DtN process, a 47% increase from 2020. (Edited publisher abstract)
Devolving child decision-making pilot programme: general guidance
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Home Office
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Home Office
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Pagination:
- 7
- Place of publication:
- London
Guidance relating to a pilot programme that will test alternative models of decision making for child victims of modern slavery and human trafficking. The pilot programme begins in June 2021 and will run for 12 months. The purpose of the programme is to test whether determining if a child is a victim of modern slavery within existing safeguarding structures is a more appropriate model for making modern slavery decisions for children. This approach will enable decisions about whether a child is a victim of modern slavery to be made by those involved in their care and ensure the decisions made are closely aligned with the provision of local, needs-based support and any law enforcement response. This document sets out where the pilot will operate, the rationale behind the pilot sites and the requirements of the programme. (Edited publisher abstract)