Written question asked by Jeremy Browne (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 25 May 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 5 June 2006. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Monday, 4 September 2006 on behalf of the Home Office.

People Trafficking

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been convicted of offences related to human trafficking in each year since 1997.

Answer

Following the commencement of dedicated trafficking offences in 2004 the convictions are as follows:

Prior to the introduction of this dedicated legislation there was only one conviction for a trafficking offence under the Immigration Act 1971.

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