Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what Statutory Instruments required by the Modern Slavery Act 2015 have yet to be laid by her Department.

The majority of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 has already been enacted and is having a positive impact on the protection of victims and the prosecution of perpetrators. The only duty to make regulations in the Modern Slavery Act 2015 is in Section 48. The Government reaffirmed on 28 June its commitment to commencing Section 48 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. As announced, the Government is trialling a revised model in the Independent Child Trafficking Advocacy service in three early adopter sites. The commencement of Section 48 requires resolutions of both Houses. Once these have been secured the Government will seek to commence Section 48 and begin the procedure to compile the affirmative regulations required by that section.