Human Trafficking: Children

(asked on 26th September 2014) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, as part of the child trafficking advocate pilot scheme, they have agreed specific arrangements on who will provide legal advice to (1) Barnardo’s, and (2) the local authorities in the comparator group.


Answered by
Lord Bates Portrait
Lord Bates
This question was answered on 13th October 2014

An important part of the role of the Child Trafficking Advocate will be to assist the trafficked child to access support on immigration, criminal justice and welfare matters including effective legal representation. The needs of each child will be different and so decisions on the most effective legal representation should be made on a case by case basis.

The Home Office has not commissioned separate legal services for the purposes of the trial; Barnardo's and local authorities will obtain advice through existing channels. The Home Office is in discussion with child trafficking organisations about the powers afforded to Child Trafficking Advocates through the Modern Slavery Bill to ensure they allow the advocate to fulfil this important role.

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