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Written question asked by Lord McColl of Dulwich (Conservative) on Monday, 7 September 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 September 2015. It was answered by Lord Bates (Conservative) on Tuesday, 15 September 2015 on behalf of the Home Office.

Human Trafficking

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in (1) 2013–14, and (2) 2014–15, how many potential victims of trafficking referred to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) were accommodated by the National Asylum Support Service; and of those, how many received (a) a positive reasonable grounds decision, and (b) a positive conclusive grounds decision.

Answer

In 2013/14, 1,282 referrals were made into the NRM, of which 537 were accommodated in NASS accommodation. Of those in NASS accommodation, 403 individuals were issued with Positive Reasonable Grounds decisions, of which 154 received a subsequent positive Conclusive Ground decision.

In 2013/15 1,800 referrals were made into the NRM, of which 716 were accommodated in NASS accommodation. Of those in NASS accommodation, 632 individuals were issued with Positive Reasonable Grounds decisions, of which 126 received a subsequent positive Conclusive Ground decision.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL1925
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Asylum Housing Human trafficking Victims National Asylum Support Service
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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