Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/cy/ukpga/2015/30/body/enacted
Timestamp: 2018-11-20 18:59:01
Document Index: 359856635

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PART 2Prevention orders
14Slavery and trafficking prevention orders on sentencing
(1)A court may make a slavery and trafficking prevention order against a person (“the defendant”) where it deals with the defendant in respect of—
15Slavery and trafficking prevention orders on application
(1)A magistrates’ court may make a slavery and trafficking prevention order against a person (“the defendant”) on an application by—
16Meaning of “relevant offender”
(1)A person is a “relevant offender” for the purposes of section 15 if subsection (2) or (3) applies to the person.
17Effect of slavery and trafficking prevention orders
(1)A slavery and trafficking prevention order is an order prohibiting the defendant from doing anything described in the order.
18Prohibitions on foreign travel
(1)A prohibition on foreign travel contained in a slavery and trafficking prevention order must be for a fixed period of not more than 5 years.
19Requirement to provide name and address
(1)A slavery and trafficking prevention order may (as well as imposing prohibitions on the defendant) require the defendant to comply with subsections (3) to (6).
21Interim slavery and trafficking prevention orders
(1)This section applies where an application under section 15 (“the main application”) has not been determined.
(1)A defendant may appeal against the making of a slavery and trafficking prevention order—
Slavery and trafficking risk orders
23Slavery and trafficking risk orders
(1)A magistrates’ court may make a slavery and trafficking risk order against a person (“the defendant”) on an application by—
24Effect of slavery and trafficking risk orders
(1)A slavery and trafficking risk order is an order which prohibits the defendant from doing anything described in the order.
25Prohibitions on foreign travel
(1)A prohibition on foreign travel contained in a slavery and trafficking risk order must be for a fixed period of not more than 5 years.
26Requirement to provide name and address
(1)A slavery and trafficking risk order may (as well as imposing prohibitions on the defendant) require the defendant to comply with subsections (3) to (6).
27Variation, renewal and discharge
(1)A person within subsection (2) may by complaint to the appropriate court apply for an order varying, renewing or discharging a slavery and trafficking risk order.
29Appeals
(1)A defendant may appeal to the Crown Court—
30Offences
(1)A person who, without reasonable excuse, does anything that the person is prohibited from doing by—
32Rules of court
(1)Rules of court may provide for a youth court to give permission for an application under section 15 or 23 against a person aged 18 or over to be made to the youth court if—
33Guidance to chief officers of police etc
(1)The Secretary of State must issue guidance to chief officers of police, immigration officers and the Director General of the National Crime Agency in relation to the exercise by them of their powers under this Part.
34Interpretation of Part 2
PART 3Maritime enforcement
35Enforcement powers in relation to ships: England and Wales
(1)An English and Welsh constable or an enforcement officer may exercise the powers set out in Part 1 of Schedule 2 (“Part 1 powers”) in relation to—
(c)a foreign ship in England and Wales waters, or
(d)a ship, registered under the law of a relevant territory, in England and Wales waters.
(2)But Part 1 powers may be exercised only—
(a)for the purpose of preventing, detecting, investigating or prosecuting an offence under section 1 or 2, and
(b)in accordance with the rest of this section.
(3)The authority of the Secretary of State is required before an English and Welsh constable or an enforcement officer may exercise Part 1 powers in relation to a United Kingdom ship in foreign waters.
(4)Authority for the purposes of subsection (3) may be given only if the State or relevant territory in whose waters the powers would be exercised consents to the exercise of the powers.
(5)The authority of the Secretary of State is required before an English and Welsh constable or an enforcement officer may exercise Part 1 powers in relation to a foreign ship, or a ship registered under the law of a relevant territory, within the territorial sea adjacent to the United Kingdom.
(6)Authority for the purposes of subsection (5) may be given in relation to a foreign ship only if—
(a)the home state has requested the assistance of the United Kingdom for the purpose mentioned in subsection (2)(a),
(c)the Convention otherwise permits the exercise of Part 1 powers in relation to the ship.
(7)In giving authority for the purposes of subsection (5) in relation to a foreign ship the Secretary of State must give effect to any conditions or limitations that the home state imposes as part of a request or authorisation of the kind mentioned in subsection (6)(a) or (b) (if the authority is given as a result of that request or authorisation).
36Enforcement powers in relation to ships: Scotland
(1)A Scottish constable or an enforcement officer may exercise the powers set out in Part 2 of Schedule 2 (“Part 2 powers”) in relation to—
(c)a foreign ship in Scotland waters, or
(d)a ship, registered under the law of a relevant territory, in Scotland waters.
(2)But Part 2 powers may be exercised only—
(a)for the purpose of preventing, detecting or investigating a listed offence, and
(3)The authority of the Secretary of State is required before a Scottish constable or an enforcement officer may exercise Part 2 powers in relation to a United Kingdom ship in foreign waters.
(5)The authority of the Secretary of State is required before a Scottish constable or an enforcement officer may exercise Part 2 powers in relation to a foreign ship, or a ship registered under the law of a relevant territory, within the territorial sea adjacent to the United Kingdom.
(c)the Convention otherwise permits the exercise of Part 2 powers in relation to the ship.
(8)For the purposes of subsection (2)(a), “listed offence” means an offence under—
(a)section 22 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 7) (traffic in prostitution etc);
(c)section 47 of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13) (slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour).
37Enforcement powers in relation to ships: Northern Ireland
(1)A Northern Ireland constable or an enforcement officer may exercise the powers set out in Part 3 of Schedule 2 (“Part 3 powers”) in relation to—
(a)a United Kingdom ship in Northern Ireland waters, foreign waters or international waters,
(b)a ship without nationality in Northern Ireland waters or international waters,
(2)But Part 3 powers may be exercised only—
(a)for the purpose of preventing, detecting, investigating or prosecuting a listed offence, and
(3)The authority of the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland is required before an enforcement officer may exercise any Part 3 powers.
(4)The authority of the Secretary of State is required before a Northern Ireland constable or an enforcement officer may exercise Part 3 powers in relation to a United Kingdom ship in foreign waters.
(5)Authority for the purposes of subsection (4) may be given only if the State or relevant territory in whose waters the powers would be exercised consents to the exercise of the powers.
(6)The authority of the Secretary of State is required before a Northern Ireland constable or an enforcement officer may exercise Part 3 powers in relation to a foreign ship, or a ship registered under the law of a relevant territory, within the territorial sea adjacent to the United Kingdom.
(7)Authority for the purposes of subsection (6) may be given in relation to a foreign ship only if—
(c)the Convention otherwise permits the exercise of Part 3 powers in relation to the ship.
(8)In giving authority for the purposes of subsection (6) in relation to a foreign ship the Secretary of State must give effect to any conditions or limitations that the home state imposes as part of a request or authorisation of the kind mentioned in subsection (7)(a) or (b) (if the authority is given as a result of that request or authorisation).
(9)For the purposes of subsection (2)(a), “listed offence” means an offence under—
(a)section 1 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 2 (N.I.)) (slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour);
(b)section 2 of that Act (human trafficking).
38Hot pursuit of ships in United Kingdom waters
(1)An English and Welsh constable or an enforcement officer may exercise Part 1 powers in relation to a ship in Scotland waters or in Northern Ireland waters if—
(b)immediately before the pursuit of the ship, the ship was in relevant waters, and
(c)the condition in subsection (10) is met.
(2)Part 1 powers may be exercised under subsection (1) only—
(a)for the purpose mentioned in subsection (2)(a) of section 35, and
(b)(if relevant) in accordance with subsections (5) to (7) of that section.
(3)For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), “relevant waters” are—
(a)in the case of a United Kingdom ship or a ship without nationality, England and Wales waters or international waters;
(b)in the case of a foreign ship or a ship registered under the law of a relevant territory, England and Wales waters.
(4)A Scottish constable or an enforcement officer may exercise Part 2 powers in relation to a ship in England and Wales waters or in Northern Ireland waters if—
(5)Part 2 powers may be exercised under subsection (4) only—
(a)for the purpose mentioned in subsection (2)(a) of section 36, and
(6)For the purposes of subsection (4)(b), “relevant waters” are—
(a)in the case of a United Kingdom ship or a ship without nationality, Scotland waters or international waters;
(b)in the case of a foreign ship or a ship registered under the law of a relevant territory, Scotland waters.
(7)A Northern Ireland constable or an enforcement officer may exercise Part 3 powers in relation to a ship in England and Wales waters or in Scotland waters if—
(8)Part 3 powers may be exercised under subsection (7) only—
(a)for the purpose mentioned in subsection (2)(a) of section 37, and
(b)(if relevant) in accordance with subsections (6) to (8) of that section.
(9)For the purposes of subsection (7)(b), “relevant waters” are—
(a)in the case of a United Kingdom ship or a ship without nationality, Northern Ireland waters or international waters;
(b)in the case of a foreign ship or a ship registered under the law of a relevant territory, Northern Ireland waters.
(10)The condition referred to in subsection (1)(c), (4)(c) and (7)(c) is that—
(a)before the pursuit of the ship, a signal is given for it to stop, and
(b)the pursuit of the ship is not interrupted.
(11)The signal referred to in subsection (10)(a) must be given in such a way as to be audible or visible from the ship.
(12)For the purposes of subsection (10)(b), pursuit is not interrupted by reason only of the fact that—
(13)Nothing in this Part affects any right of hot pursuit that a constable or an enforcement officer may have under international law.
39Interpretation of Part 3
a designated customs official, within the meaning of Part 1 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 (see section 14(6) of that Act),
a person who is a commissioned officer of any of Her Majesty’s ships, or
a person in command or charge of any aircraft or hovercraft of the Royal Navy, the Army or the Royal Air Force;
“English and Welsh constable” means only a person who is—
a member of a police force in England and Wales,
a member of the British Transport Police Force,
a port constable, within the meaning of section 7 of the Marine Navigation Act 2013, or a person appointed to act as a constable under provision made by virtue of section 16 of the Harbours Act 1964, or
a National Crime Agency officer having the powers and privileges of a constable in England and Wales under the Crime and Courts Act 2013;
“Northern Ireland constable” means a member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland or the Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve;
“Part 1 powers” means the powers set out in Part 1 of Schedule 2;
“Part 2 powers” means the powers set out in Part 2 of that Schedule;
“Part 3 powers” means the powers set out in Part 3 of that Schedule;
“Scottish constable” means only a person who is—
a constable, within the meaning of section 99 of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), or
a National Crime Agency officer having the powers and privileges of a constable in Scotland under the Crime and Courts Act 2013;
PART 4The Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner
40The Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner
(1)The Secretary of State must, after consulting the Scottish Ministers and the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland, appoint a person as the Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner (in this Part “the Commissioner”).
(2)The Commissioner is to hold office in accordance with the terms of the Commissioner’s appointment.
(3)The Secretary of State may pay in respect of the Commissioner any expenses, remuneration or allowances that the Secretary of State may determine.
(a)must before the beginning of each financial year specify a maximum sum which the Commissioner may spend that year,
(b)may permit that to be exceeded for a specified purpose, and
(c)subject to paragraphs (a) and (b), must defray the Commissioner’s expenditure for each financial year.
(5)In this Part, “financial year” means—
(a)the period beginning with the day on which the first Commissioner takes office and ending with the following 31 March, and
(6)The Commissioner may appoint staff.
(7)In Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (offices disqualifying for membership: other disqualifying offices) at the appropriate place insert—
“Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner”.
(8)In Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (offices disqualifying for membership: other disqualifying offices) at the appropriate place insert—
““Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner”.
(9)In Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (other public bodies and offices: general) at the appropriate place insert—
“The Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner”.
41General functions of Commissioner
(1)The Commissioner must encourage good practice in—
(a)the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of slavery and human trafficking offences;
(b)the identification of victims of those offences.
(2)For the purposes of this section a slavery and human trafficking offence is an offence under—
(a)section 1, 2 or 4 of this Act,
(b)section 1, 2 or 4 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 2 (N.I.)) (equivalent offences in Northern Ireland),
(c)section 22 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 7) (traffic in prostitution etc),
(d)section 4 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 (trafficking for exploitation),
(e)section 47 of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13) (slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour).
(3)The things that the Commissioner may do in pursuance of subsection (1) include—
(a)making reports on any permitted matter to the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers and the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland;
(b)making recommendations to any public authority about the exercise of its functions;
(c)undertaking or supporting (financially or otherwise) the carrying out of research;
(d)providing information, education or training;
(e)consulting public authorities (including the Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses), voluntary organisations and other persons;
(f)co-operating with or working jointly with public authorities (including the Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses), voluntary organisations and other persons, in the United Kingdom or internationally.
(4)The matters to which the Commissioner may have regard in pursuance of subsection (1) include the provision of assistance and support to victims of slavery and human trafficking offences.
(5)In subsection (3)(a) “permitted matter” means a matter which—
(a)the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers or the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland have asked the Commissioner to report on, or
(b)the current strategic plan, approved by the Secretary of State under section 42(6), states is a matter the Commissioner proposes to report on.
(6)The Commissioner must (after ascertaining whether the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers, the Lord Advocate or the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland wish to exercise the powers conferred by subsections (7) to (10)) publish each report made under subsection (3)(a).
(7)The Secretary of State may direct the Commissioner to omit from any report before publication any material whose publication the Secretary of State thinks—
(b)might jeopardise the safety of any person in England and Wales, or
(c)might prejudice the investigation or prosecution of an offence under the law of England and Wales.
(8)The Scottish Ministers may direct the Commissioner to omit from any report before publication any material whose publication the Scottish Ministers think—
(a)might jeopardise the safety of any person in Scotland, or
(b)might prejudice the investigation of an offence under the law of Scotland.
(9)The Lord Advocate may direct the Commissioner to omit from any report before publication any material whose publication the Lord Advocate thinks might prejudice the prosecution of an offence under the law of Scotland.
(10)The Department of Justice in Northern Ireland may direct the Commissioner to omit from any report before publication any material whose publication the department thinks—
(a)might jeopardise the safety of any person in Northern Ireland, or
(b)might prejudice the investigation or prosecution of an offence under the law of Northern Ireland.
(11)If the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers or the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland lay before Parliament, the Scottish Parliament or the Northern Ireland Assembly a report made by the Commissioner under subsection (3)(a), they must lay the report as it is published by the Commissioner under subsection (6).
42Strategic plans and annual reports
(1)The Commissioner must, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Commissioner’s appointment, prepare a strategic plan and submit it to the Secretary of State for approval.
(2)The Commissioner must, before the end of the period to which a strategic plan relates (“the current period”), prepare a strategic plan for a period immediately following the current period and submit it to the Secretary of State for approval.
(3)The Commissioner may at any time prepare a revised strategic plan and submit it to the Secretary of State for approval.
(4)A strategic plan is a plan setting out how the Commissioner proposes to exercise the Commissioner’s functions in the period to which the plan relates, which must be not less than one year and not more than three years.
(5)A strategic plan must in particular—
(a)state the Commissioner’s objectives and priorities for the period to which the plan relates;
(b)state any matters on which the Commissioner proposes to report under section 41(3)(a) during that period;
(c)state any other activities the Commissioner proposes to undertake during that period in the exercise of the Commissioner’s functions.
(6)The Secretary of State may approve a strategic plan either without modifications or with modifications agreed with the Commissioner.
(7)The Secretary of State must—
(a)before approving a strategic plan, consult the Scottish Ministers and the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland, and
(b)after approving a strategic plan, send a copy of the plan to the Scottish Ministers and the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland.
(8)As soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each financial year the Commissioner must submit to the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers and the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland an annual report on the exercise of the Commissioner’s functions during the year.
(9)An annual report must include—
(a)an assessment of the extent to which the Commissioner’s objectives and priorities have been met in that year;
(b)a statement of the matters on which the Commissioner has reported under section 41(3)(a) during the year;
(c)a statement of the other activities the Commissioner has undertaken during the year in the exercise of the Commissioner’s functions.
(10)The Secretary of State must lay before Parliament—
(a)any strategic plan the Secretary of State approves, and
(b)any annual report the Secretary of State receives,
and must do so as soon as reasonably practicable after approving the plan or receiving the report.
(11)The Scottish Ministers must lay before the Scottish Parliament—
(b)any annual report they receive,
and must do so as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving the plan or the report.
(12)The Department of Justice in Northern Ireland must lay before the Northern Ireland Assembly—
(b)any annual report it receives,
(13)An annual report laid under any of subsections (10) to (12) must not contain material removed from the report under any of subsections (14) to (17).
(14)The Secretary of State may remove from an annual report any material whose publication the Secretary of State thinks—
(15)The Scottish Ministers may remove from an annual report any material whose publication the Scottish Ministers think—
(16)The Lord Advocate may remove from an annual report any material whose publication the Lord Advocate thinks might prejudice the prosecution of an offence under the law of Scotland.
(17)The Department of Justice in Northern Ireland may remove from an annual report any material whose publication the department thinks—
43Duty to co-operate with Commissioner
(1)The Commissioner may request a specified public authority to co-operate with the Commissioner in any way that the Commissioner considers necessary for the purposes of the Commissioner’s functions.
(2)A specified public authority must so far as reasonably practicable comply with a request made to it under this section.
(3)A public authority which discloses information to the Commissioner in pursuance of subsection (2) does not breach any obligation of confidence owed by the public authority in relation to that information; but this does not apply in relation to patient information.
(4)“Patient information” means information (however recorded) which—
(a)relates to the physical or mental health or condition of an individual, to the diagnosis of an individual’s condition or to an individual’s care or treatment, or is to any extent derived directly or indirectly from such information, and
(b)identifies the individual or enables the individual to be identified (either by itself or in combination with other information).
(5)Except as provided by subsection (3), subsection (2) does not require or authorise any disclosure of information which contravenes a restriction on the disclosure of information (however imposed).
(6)In this section “specified public authority” means a public authority listed in Schedule 3.
(7)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations amend that Schedule so as to—
(a)add or remove a public authority having only functions which are exercisable in or as regards Scotland (a “Scottish public authority”);
(b)amend an entry relating to a Scottish public authority.
(8)The Department of Justice in Northern Ireland may by regulations amend that Schedule so as to—
(a)add or remove a public authority having only functions which are exercisable in or as regards Northern Ireland (a “Northern Irish public authority”);
(b)amend an entry relating to a Northern Irish public authority.
(9)The Secretary of State may by regulations amend that Schedule so as to—
(a)add or remove a public authority which is not a Scottish public authority or a Northern Irish public authority;
(b)amend an entry relating to a public authority which is not a Scottish public authority or a Northern Irish public authority.
(10)Regulations under subsection (7), (8) or (9) which add a public authority to Schedule 3 may contain provision modifying the application of this section in relation to that authority.
44Restriction on exercise of functions
(1)The Commissioner must not exercise any function in relation to an individual case.
(2)Subsection (1) does not prevent the Commissioner considering individual cases and drawing conclusions about them for the purpose of, or in the context of, considering a general issue.
PART 5Protection of victims
45Defence for slavery or trafficking victims who commit an offence
(1)A person is not guilty of an offence if—
(a)the person is aged 18 or over when the person does the act which constitutes the offence,
(b)the person does that act because the person is compelled to do it,
(2)A person may be compelled to do something by another person or by the person’s circumstances.
(3)Compulsion is attributable to slavery or to relevant exploitation only if—
(b)it is a direct consequence of a person being, or having been, a victim of slavery or a victim of relevant exploitation.
(4)A person is not guilty of an offence if—
(a)the person is under the age of 18 when the person does the act which constitutes the offence,
(b)the person does that act as a direct consequence of the person being, or having been, a victim of slavery or a victim of relevant exploitation, and
(c)a reasonable person in the same situation as the person and having the person’s relevant characteristics would do that act.
(6)In this section references to an act include an omission.
(7)Subsections (1) and (4) do not apply to an offence listed in Schedule 4.
(8)The Secretary of State may by regulations amend Schedule 4.
46Special measures for witnesses in criminal proceedings
(1)The Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 17(4) (witnesses eligible for assistance on grounds of fear or distress about testifying) for “section 4 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004” substitute “section 1 or 2 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015”.
(3)In section 25(4)(a) (offences where court may direct evidence to be given in private) for “section 4 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004” substitute “section 1 or 2 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015”.
(4)In section 33(6)(d) (offences where certain witnesses presumed to be under 18) for “section 4 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004” substitute “section 1 or 2 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015”.
47Civil legal aid for victims of slavery
(1)Schedule 1 to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (availability of civil legal services) is amended as follows.
(2)In Part 1 (services), after paragraph 32 insert—
“Victims of slavery, servitude or forced or compulsory labour
32A(1)Civil legal services provided to an individual in relation to an application by the individual for leave to enter, or to remain in, the United Kingdom where—
(a)there has been a conclusive determination that the individual is a victim of slavery, servitude or forced or compulsory labour, or
(b)there are reasonable grounds to believe that the individual is such a victim and there has not been a conclusive determination that the individual is not such a victim.
(2)Civil legal services provided in relation to a claim under employment law arising in connection with the conduct by virtue of which an individual who is a victim of slavery, servitude or forced or compulsory labour is such a victim, but only where—
(a)the services are provided to the individual, or
(b)the individual has died and the services are provided to the individual’s personal representative.
(3)Civil legal services provided in relation to a claim for damages arising in connection with the conduct by virtue of which an individual who is a victim of slavery, servitude or forced or compulsory labour is such a victim, but only where—
(4)Sub-paragraph (1) is subject to the exclusions in Parts 2 and 3 of this Schedule.
(5)Sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) are subject to—
(a)the exclusions in Part 2 of this Schedule, with the exception of paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 of that Part, and
(6)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(b) there are reasonable grounds to believe that an individual is a victim of slavery, servitude or forced or compulsory labour if a competent authority has determined that there are such grounds.
(7)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) there is a conclusive determination that an individual is or is not a victim of slavery, servitude or forced or compulsory labour when a competent authority concludes that the individual is or is not such a victim.
(8)For the purposes of this paragraph “slavery”, “servitude” and “forced or compulsory labour” have the same meaning as they have for the purposes of article 4 of the Human Rights Convention.
(9)The “Human Rights Convention” means the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, agreed by the Council of Europe at Rome on 4 November 1950, as it has effect for the time being in relation to the United Kingdom.
(10)The definitions of “competent authority”, “employment”, “employment law” and “personal representative” in paragraph 32(8) also apply for the purposes of this paragraph.”
(3)In Part 3 (advocacy: exclusion and exceptions), in paragraph 13 for “or 32(1)” substitute “, 32(1) or 32A(1)”.
48Independent child trafficking advocates
(1)The Secretary of State must make such arrangements as the Secretary of State considers reasonable to enable persons (“independent child trafficking advocates”) to be available to represent and support children who there are reasonable grounds to believe may be victims of human trafficking.
(2)In making arrangements under subsection (1) the Secretary of State must have regard to the principle that, so far as practicable, a child should be represented and supported by someone who is independent of any person who will be responsible for making decisions about the child.
(3)The arrangements may include provision for payments to be made to, or in relation to, persons carrying out functions in accordance with the arrangements.
(4)A person appointed as an independent child trafficking advocate for a child must promote the child’s well-being and act in the child’s best interests.
(5)The advocate may (where appropriate) assist the child to obtain legal or other advice, assistance and representation, including (where necessary) by appointing and instructing legal representatives to act on the child’s behalf.
(6)The Secretary of State must make regulations about independent child trafficking advocates, and the regulations must in particular make provision—
(a)about the circumstances in which, and any conditions subject to which, a person may act as an independent child trafficking advocate;
(b)for the appointment of a person as an independent child trafficking advocate to be subject to approval in accordance with the regulations;
(c)requiring an independent child trafficking advocate to be appointed for a child as soon as reasonably practicable, where there are reasonable grounds to believe a child may be a victim of human trafficking;
(d)about the functions of independent child trafficking advocates;
(e)requiring public authorities which provide services or take decisions in relation to a child for whom an independent child trafficking advocate has been appointed to—
(i)recognise, and pay due regard to, the advocate’s functions, and
(ii)provide the advocate with access to such information relating to the child as will enable the advocate to carry out those functions effectively (so far as the authority may do so without contravening a restriction on disclosure of the information).
(7)The Secretary of State must, no later than 9 months after the day on which this Act is passed, lay before Parliament a report on the steps the Secretary of State proposes to take in relation to the powers conferred by this section.
49Guidance about identifying and supporting victims
(1)The Secretary of State must issue guidance to such public authorities and other persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate about—
(a)the sorts of things which indicate that a person may be a victim of slavery or human trafficking;
(b)arrangements for providing assistance and support to persons who there are reasonable grounds to believe may be victims of slavery or human trafficking;
(c)arrangements for determining whether there are reasonable grounds to believe that a person may be a victim of slavery or human trafficking.
(4)If the Secretary of State makes regulations under section 50, the references in subsection (1) to “arrangements” include arrangements under the regulations.
50Regulations about identifying and supporting victims
(1)The Secretary of State may make regulations providing for assistance and support to be provided to persons—
(a)who there are reasonable grounds to believe may be victims of slavery or human trafficking;
(b)who are victims of slavery or human trafficking.
(2)The Secretary of State may make regulations providing for public authorities to determine (for the purposes of regulations under subsection (1) or other purposes specified in the regulations) whether—
(a)there are reasonable grounds to believe that a person may be a victim of slavery or human trafficking;
(b)a person is a victim of slavery or human trafficking.
(3)Regulations under subsection (2) may in particular make provision about the public authorities who may make such determinations, and the criteria and procedure for doing so.
51Presumption about age
(a)a public authority with functions under relevant arrangements has reasonable grounds to believe that a person may be a victim of human trafficking, and
(b)the authority is not certain of the person’s age but has reasonable grounds to believe that the person may be under 18.
(2)Until an assessment of the person’s age is carried out by a local authority or the person’s age is otherwise determined, the public authority must assume for the purposes of its functions under relevant arrangements that the person is under 18.
(3)“Relevant arrangements” means arrangements for providing assistance and support to persons who are, or who there are reasonable grounds to believe may be, victims of human trafficking, as set out in—
(a)guidance issued under section 49(1)(b);
(b)any regulations made under section 50(1).
(4)“Local authority” has the same meaning as in the Children Act 1989 (see section 105 of that Act).
52Duty to notify Secretary of State about suspected victims of slavery or human trafficking
(1)If a public authority to which this section applies has reasonable grounds to believe that a person may be a victim of slavery or human trafficking it must notify—
(b)if regulations made by the Secretary of State require it to notify a public authority other than the Secretary of State, that public authority.
(2)The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about the information to be included in a notification.
(3)Regulations under subsection (2) must provide that a notification relating to a person aged 18 or over may not include information that—
(4)Regulations under subsection (2)—
(a)may provide that a public authority which includes information in a notification in accordance with the regulations does not breach any obligation of confidence owed by the public authority in relation to that information;
(b)may not require or authorise the inclusion of information which contravenes any other restriction on the disclosure of information (however imposed).
(a)a chief officer of police for a police area,
(b)the chief constable of the British Transport Police Force,
(c)the National Crime Agency,
(d)a county council,
(e)a county borough council,
(f)a district council,
(g)a London borough council,
(h)the Greater London Authority,
(i)the Common Council of the City of London,
(j)the Council of the Isles of Scilly,
(k)the Gangmasters Licensing Authority.
(6)The Secretary of State may by regulations amend subsection (5) so as to—
(a)add or remove a public authority;
(b)amend the entry for a public authority.
53Overseas domestic workers
(1)Immigration rules must make provision for leave to remain in the United Kingdom to be granted to an overseas domestic worker—
(a)who has been determined to be a victim of slavery or human trafficking, and
(b)in relation to whom such other requirements are met as may be provided for by the rules.
(b)for a person who has such leave to be able to change employer (subject to paragraph (a)).
(3)Immigration rules may specify a maximum period for which a person may have leave to remain in the United Kingdom by virtue of subsection (1).
If they do so, the specified maximum period must not be less than 6 months.
(4)For the purposes of this section an overseas domestic worker has been determined to be a victim of slavery or human trafficking if a public authority has determined that he or she is such a victim—
(a)under regulations made under section 50(2)(b), or
(b)where no such regulations apply, under arrangements identified in the immigration rules.
(6)The guidance must provide for a period during which no enforcement action should be taken against such an overseas domestic worker in respect of his or her—
(b)breaching a condition of that leave relating to his or her employment,
if he or she did so because of the matters relied on as slavery or human trafficking.
“enforcement action” has the meaning given by section 24A of the Immigration Act 1971;
“immigration rules” has the same meaning as in that Act;
“overseas domestic worker” means a person who, under the immigration rules, has (or last had) leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom as—
a domestic worker in a private household, or
a private servant in a diplomatic household.
PART 6Transparency in supply chains etc
55Gangmasters Licensing Authority
(a)before the end of the period of 12 months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed, publish a paper on the role of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority, and
(b)consult such representative bodies and other persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate about the matters dealt with by that paper.
(1)For the purposes of this Act a person is a victim of slavery if he or she is a victim of—
(a)conduct which constitutes an offence under section 1, or
(b)conduct which would have constituted an offence under that section if that section had been in force when the conduct occurred.
(2)For the purposes of this Act a person is a victim of human trafficking if he or she is the victim of—
(a)conduct which constitutes an offence under section 2, or would constitute an offence under that section if the person responsible for the conduct were a UK national, or
(b)conduct which would have been within paragraph (a) if section 2 had been in force when the conduct occurred.
“immigration officer” means a person appointed as an immigration officer under paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971;
“public authority” means any public authority within the meaning of section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998, other than a court or tribunal;
“UK national” has the meaning given by section 13.
57Consequential provision
(2)The Secretary of State may by regulations make whatever provision the Secretary of State thinks appropriate in consequence of this Act.
(3)The provision which may be made by regulations under subsection (2) includes provision amending, repealing or revoking any provision of an Act or subordinate legislation (including an Act passed or subordinate legislation made in the same session as this Act).
58Regulations
(2)A statutory instrument containing regulations made by the Secretary of State under this Act is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament, unless—
(a)it contains only regulations under section 61 (commencement), or
(b)it contains regulations to which subsection (4) applies.
(3)A statutory instrument containing regulations to which subsection (4) applies may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.
(a)regulations under section 14(4) (power to amend Schedule 1);
(b)regulations under section 31(1) (power to amend section 30);
(c)regulations under section 43(9) which remove a public authority from Schedule 3, other than in consequence of the authority having ceased to exist;
(d)regulations under section 43(9) which contain the provision mentioned in section 43(10) (power to modify section 43);
(e)regulations under section 45(8) (power to amend Schedule 4);
(f)regulations under section 48(6) (independent child trafficking advocates);
(g)regulations under section 50 (identifying and supporting victims);
(h)regulations under section 52(6) which remove a public authority from section 52(5), other than in consequence of the authority having ceased to exist;
(i)regulations under section 54(2) (minimum turnover for application of section 54);
(j)the first regulations under section 54(3) (definition of turnover for purposes of section 54);
(k)regulations under section 57(2) (consequential provision) which amend, or repeal any provision of, an Act.
(5)Regulations made by the Scottish Ministers under section 43(7)—
(a)are subject to the affirmative procedure if they contain—
(i)provision removing a public authority from Schedule 3, other than in consequence of the authority having ceased to exist, or
(ii)the provision mentioned in section 43(10) (power to modify section 43);
(6)The power of the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland to make regulations under section 43(8) is exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/1573 (N.I. 12)).
(7)Regulations made by the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland under section 43(8) are subject to negative resolution (within the meaning of section 41(6) of the Interpretation (Northern Ireland) Act 1954 (c. 33 (N.I.))), unless they are regulations to which subsection (9) applies.
(8)The Department of Justice in Northern Ireland may not make regulations to which subsection (9) applies unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Northern Ireland Assembly.
(9)This subsection applies to regulations under section 43(8) which contain—
(a)provision removing a public authority from Schedule 3, other than in consequence of the authority having ceased to exist, or
(b)the provision mentioned in section 43(10) (power to modify section 43).
(10)Regulations made under this Act may—
(b)include saving, transitional, transitory, supplementary or consequential provision.
(11)This section (apart from subsection (10)) does not apply to regulations under paragraph 5 of Schedule 2.
59Financial provisions
(a)any expenditure incurred under or by virtue of this Act by the Secretary of State;
60Extent
(1)Parts 1, 2 and 5 (except for section 53) extend to England and Wales only, subject to subsection (4).
(2)Part 3 extends as follows—
(a)section 35 extends to England and Wales only;
(b)section 36 extends to Scotland only;
(c)section 37 extends to Northern Ireland only;
(d)sections 38 and 39, and Schedule 2, extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
(3)Part 4, section 53 in Part 5 and Parts 6 and 7 extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, subject to subsections (4) and (5).
(4)An amendment or repeal made by this Act has the same extent as the provision amended or repealed.
(5)But the amendments and repeals made by the following provisions of Schedule 5 extend to England and Wales only—
(b)paragraph 5(2),
(c)paragraph 6,
(e)paragraph 21.
(6)Her Majesty may by Order in Council provide for any of the provisions of this Act to extend, with or without modifications, to any of the Channel Islands or to the Isle of Man.
(1)This Act comes into force on whatever day or days the Secretary of State appoints by regulations, subject to subsections (2) and (3).
(2)Section 48(7) comes into force at the end of the period of 2 months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.
(3)This Part, other than section 57(1) and Schedule 5, comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed.
(4)Before making regulations bringing into force any of the provisions of Part 3, the Secretary of State must consult—
(a)the Scottish Ministers, so far as the provisions extend to Scotland;
(b)the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland, so far as the provisions extend to Northern Ireland.
(5)The Secretary of State may not make regulations under subsection (1) bringing into force section 48(1) to (6) (or any part of it) before the end of the period of 9 months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.
(6)After the end of that period—
(a)if a resolution is passed by each House of Parliament that section 48(1) to (6) (or any part of it) should come into force, the Secretary of State must make regulations under subsection (1) bringing into force that section (or that part of it);
(b)the Secretary of State may not make regulations under subsection (1) bringing into force section 48(1) to (6) (or any part of it) unless required to do so by paragraph (a).
(7)Regulations made by virtue of subsection (6)(a) must bring into force section 48(1) to (6) (or the part of it specified in the resolutions) before the end of the period of one month beginning with the day on which the resolutions are passed (or, if they are passed on different days, the day on which the later of them is passed).
(8)The Secretary of State may by regulations make whatever saving, transitory or transitional provision the Secretary of State thinks appropriate in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act.
62Short title
This Act may be cited as the Modern Slavery Act 2015.