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UK Borders Bill

I think I know the case to which the noble Earl is referring. I believe that the person was charged with destruction of documents, which is a criminal offence that attracts a penalty of up to six months. It would be useful if the Government could declare that they do not wish people to be prosecuted for this offence when there is the slightest suspicion that they might have been victims of trafficking. It should be incorporated into instructions to the Crown Prosecution Service that, as a matter of public interest, which is one of the considerations that it has to take into account in deciding whether to prosecute, the question of whether a person may have been trafficked is a primary reason for not proceeding to prosecution.