Asked by: Richard Ottaway (Conservative - Croydon South)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the nationality and gender of each suspected victim of trafficking referred to the Trafficking Victim Support Scheme operated by the Salvation Army was in June 2014 in which (a) region and (b) county each of the suspected victims was found; which agency referred each person to the Scheme; in which town the shelter was to which they were placed for the relevant period; and what contact it had with each victim after they exit the shelter to ensure they are not re-trafficked.
Answered by Karen Bradley
In June 2014, there were 97 referrals to the Government-funded support service
for adult victims of human trafficking in England and Wales administered by the
Salvation Army, of which 59 were female victims, 37 were male victims and 1 was
a transgender victim. In the interests of victim safety only the region in
which the victim was encountered is provided, and not the county, parliamentary
constituency or details of the specific shelters at which victims are
supported. The scope of the victim care contract does not extend (a) beyond the
date on which a victim exits government funded support or (b) to the safety and
protection of victims post the recovery and reflection period. The Salvation
Army therefore does not routinely maintain contact with victims outside the
scope of the victim care contract.
Details are provided in the table below.