Slavery: Legal Aid Scheme
(asked on 9th May 2018) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to address the denial of free legal assistance to potential victims of modern slavery for which they are entitled.
This question was answered on 17th May 2018
The Government has always been clear that publicly-funded immigration legal advice is available for individuals identified as potential victims of trafficking or modern slavery.
We have recently made a technical clarification about the work that can be funded, but victims of modern slavery and human trafficking in immigration cases continue to be entitled to legal aid funding.