The government’s duties to support and accommodate victims and potential victims of trafficking
The government has legal duties to support and accommodate victims and potential victims of trafficking under international law (the Council...
Housing and support
What to do if your client is facing destitution, eviction or dispersal and details on applying for benefits and social services support or safe house accommodation.
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Legal aid for housing and support
Article 15 of ECAT imposes a duty to ‘provide, in its internal law, for the right to legal assistance and... -
Medical treatment
The NHS has a duty to make and recover charges for most kinds of treatment it provides to individuals who... -
The Victim Care Contract (MSVCC)
The central way that the government performs its duties to provide accommodation, interpreting, financial support, and other assistance to adult... -
Immigration detention
NRM consideration: Barrier to removal Victims in Immigration Removal Centres (IRCs) can only lawfully be detained if there is a... -
Prisons
Victims may be detained in police stations or prisons pending charge, in remand pending trial, serving criminal sentences or detained... -
Home Office accommodation
The Home Office can also perform its duties to provide accommodation to victims outside of the Victim Care Contract, through... -
Local authority accommodation
Local authorities have duties under the trafficking legal framework to provide appropriate and safe accommodation to victims. Where the victim... -
Housing and support blogs
VITA Network has launched! October 2020 by Dr Rosie Riley BSc MBChB, VITA Network Modern slavery and trafficking risks serious...