Sunday, 31 March 2019

Home Office limit on support for slavery victims may be unlawful, court rules

Judge orders immediate extension to safe housing, counselling and financial support beyond existing 45-day threshold

A high court judge has ruled that Home Office policy to cut off all statutory support to people six weeks after they have been formally identified as victims of slavery is potentially unlawful, ordering that assistance must immediately be extended.

All statutory support under the Modern Slavery Act, such as safe housing, counselling and financial support, currently ends 45 days after the Home Office has informed someone they have been officially recognised as a victim.

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