Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) men, (b) women and (c) children came forward as potential victims of human trafficking in each year since 2012; how many such people (i) were returned to their country of origin and (ii) stayed on in the UK; how many of those who stayed in the UK were granted asylum; and what data is collected from each shelter administered by the Salvation Army scheme.
The table below sets out the number of potential victims of human trafficking who were referred into the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) in each year since 2012, broken down by the age of the potential victim at the time of referral.
Adult | Minor | |||||
Male | Female | Transgender | Male | Female | Total | |
2012 | 258 | 636 | 0 | 142 | 150 | 1186 |
2013 | 469 | 901 | 0 | 154 | 222 | 1746 |
2014 | 615 | 1124 | 2 | 291 | 308 | 2340 |
It is not possible to accurately provide comprehensive information on the outcomes of those referred into the NRM. The Salvation Army provides the Home Office with information on the number of victims it has supported and the types of exploitation encountered.
It also provides case specific information such as the NRM decision and victims’ country of origin.