Written Question

Government Departments: Vacancies

Thursday 21st July 2022

Asked by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many job vacancies there are in each Government (a) department and (b) agency.

Answered by Heather Wheeler

As at 8am on 19 July, there are 3,349 adverts for 10,409 total postings advertised on the Civil Service Jobs website. The below table shows vacancies and posts by department.

Department	Agency (if applicable)	Adverts Live	Total Posts Live
Ministry of Defence	Ministry of Defence	597	1,199
HM Prison & Probation Service	HM Prison & Probation Service	519	3,480
HM Revenue and Customs	HM Revenue and Customs	243	504
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (Internal)	Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (Internal)	230	262
UK Health Security Agency	UK Health Security Agency	112	175
Home Office	Home Office	107	990
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy	Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy	86	164
Ministry of Justice	Ministry of Justice	82	206
Department for Work and Pensions	Department for Work and Pensions	76	396
Cabinet Office	Cabinet Office	50	60
Department for International Trade	Department for International Trade	50	61
Department of Health and Social Care	Department of Health and Social Care	48	54
Office for National Statistics	Office for National Statistics	47	149
Department for Education	Department for Education	45	71
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory	Defence Science and Technology Laboratory	43	203
Crown Prosecution Service	Crown Prosecution Service	39	82
Health and Safety Executive	Health and Safety Executive	38	63
HM Courts and Tribunals Service	HM Courts and Tribunals Service	38	297
OFGEM	OFGEM	37	57
Natural England	Natural England	36	82
Scottish Government	Scottish Government	34	43
Department for Transport	Department for Transport	30	32
Forestry Commission	Forestry Commission	26	28
HM Treasury	HM Treasury	26	31
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency	Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency	24	36
House of Commons	House of Commons	23	32
Social Security Scotland	Social Security Scotland	22	70
Government Digital Service	Government Digital Service	20	30
Insolvency Service	Insolvency Service	20	34
Homes England	Homes England	19	28
Government Legal Department	Government Legal Department	17	146
DEFRA	Food Standards Agency	16	20
Government Commercial Function	Government Commercial Function	16	29
Care Quality Commission	Care Quality Commission	16	65
Forestry Commission - Forest Research	Forestry Commission - Forest Research	16	16
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities	15	25
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport	15	16
College of Policing	College of Policing	15	44
UK Hydrographic Office	UK Hydrographic Office	15	49
Valuation Office Agency	Valuation Office Agency	14	130
Pensions Regulator	Pensions Regulator	13	16
Met Office	Met Office	13	23
Welsh Government	Welsh Government	13	56
National Crime Agency	National Crime Agency	13	144
The Money and Pensions Service	The Money and Pensions Service	13	18
Government Property Agency	Government Property Agency	12	29
DEFRA	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	12	13
Legal Aid Agency	Legal Aid Agency	11	29
Historic Environment Scotland	Historic Environment Scotland	10	10
HM Land Registry	HM Land Registry	10	18
Information Commissioner's Office	Information Commissioner's Office	10	19
FCDO Services	FCDO Services	10	10
Crown Commercial Service	Crown Commercial Service	9	14
Office for Students	Office for Students	9	20
Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills	Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills	9	12
Disclosure & Barring Service	Disclosure & Barring Service	8	16
UK Export Finance	UK Export Finance	8	11
Department for Transport	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency	8	20
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew	Royal Botanic Gardens Kew	8	9
House of Lords	House of Lords	8	9
Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation	Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation	7	7
Companies House	Companies House	7	7
Marine Management Organisation	Marine Management Organisation	7	9
Government Office for Science	Government Office for Science	7	28
GCHQ	GCHQ	7	22
UK Space Agency	UK Space Agency	7	7
Joint Nature Conservation Committee	Joint Nature Conservation Committee	6	6
Student Loans Company	Student Loans Company	6	14
Department for Transport	Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency	6	92
Department for Transport	Maritime and Coastguard Agency	6	10
Serious Fraud Office	Serious Fraud Office	5	9
Office of the Public Guardian	Office of the Public Guardian	5	12
Trade Remedies Authority	Trade Remedies Authority	5	5
Planning Inspectorate	Planning Inspectorate	5	7
Cross Departmental Opportunities	Cross Departmental Opportunities	5	9
UK Statistics Authority	UK Statistics Authority	4	4
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service	Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service	4	5
DEFRA	Rural Payments Agency	4	5
Northern Ireland Office	Northern Ireland Office	4	6
Forestry and Land Scotland	Forestry and Land Scotland	4	4
Intellectual Property Office	Intellectual Property Office	4	4
Consumer Scotland	Consumer Scotland	4	5
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education	Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education	4	4
Office of Rail and Road	Office of Rail and Road	4	5
Government Statistical Service	Government Statistical Service	4	40
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre	Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre	4	10
Charity Commission	Charity Commission	4	7
Independent Office for Police Conduct	Independent Office for Police Conduct	4	5
Independent Monitoring Authority	Independent Monitoring Authority	3	3
UK Research and Innovation	UK Research and Innovation	3	3
Government Internal Audit Agency	Government Internal Audit Agency	3	4
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office	Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office	3	7
Medical Research Council	Medical Research Council	3	3
Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority	Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority	3	3
The National Lottery Community Fund	The National Lottery Community Fund	3	3
DEFRA	Animal and Plant Health Agency	3	3
Defence Electronics & Components Agency	Defence Electronics & Components Agency	3	3
Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service	Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service	3	3
Gambling Commission	Gambling Commission	3	3
Registers of Scotland	Registers of Scotland	3	4
Competition & Markets Authority	Competition & Markets Authority	2	3
Innovate UK	Innovate UK	2	3
National Savings and Investments	National Savings and Investments	2	2
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman	Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman	2	2
Housing Ombudsman Service	Housing Ombudsman Service	2	2
MI5	MI5	2	2
DEFRA	Veterinary Medicines Directorate	2	2
Office for Nuclear Regulation	Office for Nuclear Regulation	2	2
Ofwat (Water Services Regulation Authority)	Ofwat (Water Services Regulation Authority)	2	3
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom	The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom	2	2
Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council	Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council	2	10
Security Industry Authority	Security Industry Authority	2	3
Office for Environmental Protection	Office for Environmental Protection	1	2
Equality and Human Rights Commission	Equality and Human Rights Commission	1	1
Home Office	Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services	1	1
The National Archives	The National Archives	1	1
Valuation Tribunal Service	Valuation Tribunal Service	1	1
DEFRA	Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science	1	2
MI6 - Secret Intelligence Service	MI6 - Secret Intelligence Service	1	1
Government Actuary's Department	Government Actuary's Department	1	5
Environmental Standards Scotland	Environmental Standards Scotland	1	1
Scottish Forestry	Scottish Forestry	1	1
Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority	Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority	1	1
UK Debt Management Office	UK Debt Management Office	1	1
Parole Board	Parole Board	1	1
Criminal Cases Review Commission	Criminal Cases Review Commission	1	1
Youth Justice Board	Youth Justice Board	1	6
Building Digital UK (BDUK)	Building Digital UK (BDUK)	1	1
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence	National Institute for Health and Care Excellence	1	1
	Grand Total	3,349	10,409

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Written Question

Chemistry: GCE A-level

Tuesday 5th July 2022

Asked by: Lord Storey (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of 12 pages of the AQA Chemistry A-Level examination being leaked on the social media app Snapchat before that examination took place.

Answered by Baroness Barran - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

The department is aware of the reports around an alleged leak of material from a A-level Chemistry paper and we take all allegations of wrongdoing extremely seriously. While serious exam malpractice remains rare, it is vital that any breach is thoroughly investigated by the exam boards.

Exam boards have well established processes in place to manage such incidents. AQA have confirmed that their exams integrity team is investigating these reports and they will take any action necessary, including working with the police.

Exam boards have demonstrated previously that they are able to effectively gather evidence about the students who had unauthorised access to any questions before the exam was taken. In the event of a leak, Ofqual will work with the exam board to minimise the impact on students.

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Written Question

Crimes of Violence

Monday 23rd May 2022

Asked by: Jess Phillips (Labour - Birmingham, Yardley)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what training his Department provides for staff involved in dealing with strangulation and suffocation crimes.

Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

The new offence of non-fatal strangulation, in section 70 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, comes into force early next month. There will be media communications to mark the introduction and the Government will continue to highlight the dangers that can result from strangulation and suffocation.

Regarding training, NHS England is also funding a free online training event to occur in late June which is aimed at NHS front line staff including paramedics, GP practices and A&E staff, Domestic Abuse Partnerships, non-Government offices, staff in the statutory domestic abuse and sexual assault sector, the police, prosecutors, social work, judges and magistrates, probation and psychologists. The judiciary, who are independent of Government, will – through the Judicial College – consider whether specific training and/or wider training on domestic abuse is necessary.

Building on the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, the Government has made substantial commitments in the Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan, published by the Home Office in March 2022, to better support victims of domestic abuse. Commitments include multi-year funding for victim support services which are crucial for helping victims engage in the criminal justice process. As part of this, the Ministry of Justice is bolstering support for victims by increasing its funding from £150.5m in 2021/22 to £185 million by 2024/25. This will ensure support is available to more victims and includes funding to increase the number of Independent Sexual and Domestic Violence Advisers to over 1,000, and other key services like crisis helplines. The Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan also contains a perpetrator Strategy which sets out clear commitments to prioritise addressing domestic abuse, with the aim of preventing people becoming perpetrators and victims in the first place. Additionally, through the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, victims will be given more time to report domestic abuse-related assaults by extending the time limit for prosecutions to six months from a formal report to the police within an overall limit of two years from the offence.

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Written Question

Domestic Abuse

Monday 23rd May 2022

Asked by: Jess Phillips (Labour - Birmingham, Yardley)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the new specific offence of strangulation and suffocation in the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, what discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and (b) the Home Secretary on providing (i) forensic and (ii) support services to victims who have been strangled in a domestic abuse setting.

Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

The new offence of non-fatal strangulation, in section 70 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, comes into force early next month. There will be media communications to mark the introduction and the Government will continue to highlight the dangers that can result from strangulation and suffocation.

Regarding training, NHS England is also funding a free online training event to occur in late June which is aimed at NHS front line staff including paramedics, GP practices and A&E staff, Domestic Abuse Partnerships, non-Government offices, staff in the statutory domestic abuse and sexual assault sector, the police, prosecutors, social work, judges and magistrates, probation and psychologists. The judiciary, who are independent of Government, will – through the Judicial College – consider whether specific training and/or wider training on domestic abuse is necessary.

Building on the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, the Government has made substantial commitments in the Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan, published by the Home Office in March 2022, to better support victims of domestic abuse. Commitments include multi-year funding for victim support services which are crucial for helping victims engage in the criminal justice process. As part of this, the Ministry of Justice is bolstering support for victims by increasing its funding from £150.5m in 2021/22 to £185 million by 2024/25. This will ensure support is available to more victims and includes funding to increase the number of Independent Sexual and Domestic Violence Advisers to over 1,000, and other key services like crisis helplines. The Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan also contains a perpetrator Strategy which sets out clear commitments to prioritise addressing domestic abuse, with the aim of preventing people becoming perpetrators and victims in the first place. Additionally, through the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, victims will be given more time to report domestic abuse-related assaults by extending the time limit for prosecutions to six months from a formal report to the police within an overall limit of two years from the offence.

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Written Question

Crimes of Violence

Monday 23rd May 2022

Asked by: Jess Phillips (Labour - Birmingham, Yardley)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to raise public awareness of (a) the dangers of strangulation, (b) that a person can die after seconds of strangulation, (c) that survivors may have no visible marks yet have serious medical consequences and (d) victims of strangulation are seven times more likely to subsequently be murdered.

Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

The new offence of non-fatal strangulation, in section 70 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, comes into force early next month. There will be media communications to mark the introduction and the Government will continue to highlight the dangers that can result from strangulation and suffocation.

Regarding training, NHS England is also funding a free online training event to occur in late June which is aimed at NHS front line staff including paramedics, GP practices and A&E staff, Domestic Abuse Partnerships, non-Government offices, staff in the statutory domestic abuse and sexual assault sector, the police, prosecutors, social work, judges and magistrates, probation and psychologists. The judiciary, who are independent of Government, will – through the Judicial College – consider whether specific training and/or wider training on domestic abuse is necessary.

Building on the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, the Government has made substantial commitments in the Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan, published by the Home Office in March 2022, to better support victims of domestic abuse. Commitments include multi-year funding for victim support services which are crucial for helping victims engage in the criminal justice process. As part of this, the Ministry of Justice is bolstering support for victims by increasing its funding from £150.5m in 2021/22 to £185 million by 2024/25. This will ensure support is available to more victims and includes funding to increase the number of Independent Sexual and Domestic Violence Advisers to over 1,000, and other key services like crisis helplines. The Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan also contains a perpetrator Strategy which sets out clear commitments to prioritise addressing domestic abuse, with the aim of preventing people becoming perpetrators and victims in the first place. Additionally, through the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, victims will be given more time to report domestic abuse-related assaults by extending the time limit for prosecutions to six months from a formal report to the police within an overall limit of two years from the offence.

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Written Question

Domestic Abuse

Monday 23rd May 2022

Asked by: Jess Phillips (Labour - Birmingham, Yardley)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when Section 70 of the Domestic Abuse Act relating to the specific offence of strangulation and suffocation will be enforced.

Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

The new offence of non-fatal strangulation, in section 70 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, comes into force early next month. There will be media communications to mark the introduction and the Government will continue to highlight the dangers that can result from strangulation and suffocation.

Regarding training, NHS England is also funding a free online training event to occur in late June which is aimed at NHS front line staff including paramedics, GP practices and A&E staff, Domestic Abuse Partnerships, non-Government offices, staff in the statutory domestic abuse and sexual assault sector, the police, prosecutors, social work, judges and magistrates, probation and psychologists. The judiciary, who are independent of Government, will – through the Judicial College – consider whether specific training and/or wider training on domestic abuse is necessary.

Building on the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, the Government has made substantial commitments in the Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan, published by the Home Office in March 2022, to better support victims of domestic abuse. Commitments include multi-year funding for victim support services which are crucial for helping victims engage in the criminal justice process. As part of this, the Ministry of Justice is bolstering support for victims by increasing its funding from £150.5m in 2021/22 to £185 million by 2024/25. This will ensure support is available to more victims and includes funding to increase the number of Independent Sexual and Domestic Violence Advisers to over 1,000, and other key services like crisis helplines. The Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan also contains a perpetrator Strategy which sets out clear commitments to prioritise addressing domestic abuse, with the aim of preventing people becoming perpetrators and victims in the first place. Additionally, through the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, victims will be given more time to report domestic abuse-related assaults by extending the time limit for prosecutions to six months from a formal report to the police within an overall limit of two years from the offence.

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Written Question

Home Office: Social Media

Friday 11th March 2022

Asked by: Geraint Davies (Independent - Swansea West)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on social media advertising in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021 and (d) 2022 up to and including 28 February; and on which platforms that money was spent.

Answered by Kit Malthouse

Digital advertising is a cost-effective way for the government to recruit nurses, promote blood donations, find out about pensions and all the other important information the public needs to be aware of. The Home Office has used social media as one of many channels and approaches to deliver crime prevention and public awareness communications campaigns. For example, social media adverts have been successfully used as part of police recruitment campaigns as a way to reach a diverse audience raising awareness, relevance and consideration of a career in the police.

The Home Office has spent £6,013,011 on promoted activity across a variety of social media platforms since January 2019.

The table below sets out the Home Office’s spend on social media advertising by year and company through media buying agency Manning Gottlieb OMD since January 2019 until 28 February 2022.

2019
Supplier Name	Sum of Client Cost (Curr)
FACEBOOK/INSTAGRAM	£888,807.00
LINKEDIN IRELAND LIMITED (GBP)	£43,606.00
SNAPCHAT	£254,310.00
TWITTER UK LTD	£221,701.00

2020
Supplier Name	Sum of Client Cost (Curr)
FACEBOOK/INSTAGRAM	£1,635,297.00
LINKEDIN IRELAND LIMITED (GBP)	£108,856.00
SNAPCHAT	£95,858.00
TWITTER UK LTD	£265,814.00
PINTEREST	£17,282.00
	FY 19 20
2021
Supplier Name	Sum of Client Cost (Curr)
FACEBOOK/INSTAGRAM	£1,393.832.00
LINKEDIN IRELAND LIMITED (GBP)	£122,427.00
SNAPCHAT	£206,584.00
TWITTER UK LTD	£181,982.00
PINTEREST	£29,830.00
	FY 19 20
2022
Supplier Name	Sum of Client Cost (Curr)
FACEBOOK/INSTAGRAM	£181,336.00
LINKEDIN IRELAND LIMITED (GBP)	£6,042.00
SNAPCHAT	£48,850.00
TWITTER UK LTD	£85,805.00
PINTEREST	£1,967.00
REDDIT INC (GBP)	£5,836.00

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Written Question

Firearms: Licensing

Friday 25th February 2022

Asked by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are taken to assess whether someone is fit to hold a firearms licence.

Answered by Kit Malthouse

Police forces are responsible for issuing firearm and shotgun certificates and a certificate will only be granted after the application has been carefully assessed and a number of checks completed. These include background checks into the applicant’s suitability and their medical fitness.

New statutory guidance to police on firearms licensing was introduced on 1 November 2021 which will help to ensure greater consistency in firearms licensing. The statutory guidance brought in a new requirement that police must receive medical information about the applicant before a firearm certificate can be granted, and it makes it clear that firearms applicants can be subject to a wide range of checks, including social media, finance or other checks, depending on the individual case.

The police have a legal duty to consider the statutory guidance when assessing firearms applications.

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Written Question

Youth Services: Kirklees

Wednesday 16th February 2022

Asked by: Barry Sheerman (Labour (Co-op) - Huddersfield)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact of the reduction in youth service funding in Kirklees on youth crime and anti-social behaviour in that area.

Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

Local Authorities have a statutory duty to allocate funding to youth services in line with local need. This is funded from the Local Government settlement, which was over £12 billion this year. Police recorded incidents show a fall in Antisocial Behaviour since 2013/2014 from around 2.1 million to 1.7 million incidents in September 2021.

The Government recognises the vital role that accessible youth services and activities play in improving the life chances and wellbeing of young people. The Government is investing £560 million over the next 3 years in a new National Youth Guarantee, so that by 2025 every young person will have access to regular clubs and activities, adventures away from home and opportunities to volunteer.

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Written Question

Undocumented Migrants: Human Trafficking

Tuesday 1st February 2022

Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps is her Department has taken to tackle illegal migrant trafficking.

Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)

• The Government stands resolute in its commitment to tackle Organised Immigration Crime (OIC). Migrants are easy victims for Organised Criminal Groups (OCGs) who exploit desperation by offering services in exchange for money, labour, or sexual acts. In the closely related crimes of people smuggling and human trafficking, we bear down on the OCGs who facilitate illegal travel to the UK and who exploit vulnerable migrants, often treating them as commodities and knowingly putting people in life-threatening situations.

• Tackling people smuggling of all types is a priority for Immigration Enforcement, working through its international network upstream as well as conducting OIC investigations within the UK. Additionally, the dedicated multi-agency OIC Taskforce, led by the National Crime Agency, is committed to dismantling OCGs engaged in immigration crime internationally. The Taskforce is active in 17 countries worldwide, and its activities include supporting judicial and intelligence capacity building in source and transit countries, and intelligence sharing in key near Europe countries.

• The tragedy in the Channel last November demonstrates the high risk routes OCGs facilitate, endangering migrants’ lives at sea. In response to this increasing threat, the NCA, Home Office, Ministry of Defence and UK police forces have collaborated with French counterparts to tackle the criminals behind the majority of these crossing attempts and protect lives at sea. Our joint efforts are resulting in continued arrests and prosecutions of these criminals, so that we deter, disrupt and dismantle the networks responsible for facilitating many of these crossings.

• We also share information about criminality around small boats between agencies. This includes the Joint Intelligence Cell in France and the international networks of both the NCA and the Home Office. The Joint Intelligence Centre has since July 2020 taken down 17 small boat OCGs and secured over 400 arrests – taking the criminals behind these crossings off the streets. Our cooperation with the French has also prevented more than 23,000 migrant attempts.

• We have also provided continued funding of £2.66m this financial year to support the police to improve the response to modern slavery, build capability to deal with OIC and strengthen the criminal justice response through the Modern Slavery and OIC Unit.
• Additional to these ongoing activities, in recent months we have:

Concluded a ministerially endorsed voluntary Action Plan between NCA and social media companies to enhance joint activity to tackle content advertising illegal OIC services on online platforms, including content relating to small boat crossings.

Continued to pursue those involved in the financial flows that support people smuggling activity, using criminal powers in the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 to seek prosecution of money laundering offences. In March 2021, the Government published the New Plan for Immigration containing provisions to establish legislation to deter illegal entry into the UK, thereby breaking the business model of criminal people smuggling networks and protecting the lives of those they endanger. In July 2021, the Government introduced this legislation through the Nationality and Borders Bill.

o Announced our review of the 2014 Modern Slavery Strategy to build on the progress we have made to date, adapt our approach to the evolving nature of these terrible crimes, and continue our leadership in tackling modern slavery.

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