Changing Perspectives and Priorities: Affirming Life and Combating Modern Slavery-Human Trafficking ‘ Government Funded Assistance and Protection to Victims of Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking’ Ann-Marie Douglas The Salvation Army

Changing Perspectives and Priorities: Affirming Life and Combating Modern Slavery-Human Trafficking Focus of Presentation What is Modern Slavery? What is Human Trafficking? Are the two associated and, if so, how? The role of The Salvation Army What provision is in place to support adult victims? How many victims have been supported? Where are the gaps in provision and how can you help?

Changing Perspectives and Priorities: Affirming Life and Combating Modern Slavery-Human Trafficking Modern Slavery - encompasses different forms of exploitation; these often occur simultaneously:  Sexual Exploitation  Domestic Servitude  Forced Labour

Changing Perspectives and Priorities: Affirming Life and Combating Modern Slavery-Human Trafficking Modern Slavery also encompasses ‘Human Trafficking’ defined (Directive 2011/36/EU) as: “the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or reception of persons, including the exchange or transfer of control over those persons, by means ‘of threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of position of vulnerability or of giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person’, for the purpose of exploitation. METHOD (of movement) - MEANS (of deception) - PURPOSE (exploitation)

Changing Perspectives and Priorities: Affirming Life and Combating Modern Slavery-Human Trafficking Modern Slavery/Human Trafficking Abusive : Degrading : Cowardly Inhumane : Deceiving : Enslavement Exploitative : Cruel : Abhorrent Violent : Destructive : Brutal Callous : Barbaric : Pitiless Breach of Human Rights

Changing Perspectives and Priorities: Affirming Life and Combating Modern Slavery-Human Trafficking Role of The Salvation Army in Combatting Modern Slavery - Human Trafficking July new model for providing specialist support to victims in England and Wales The Salvation Army - Prime Contractor for co-ordination of government funded support to adult victims New contract awarded from 1 st April 2015 for 3 years to March 2018, with option for further extension

Changing Perspectives and Priorities: Affirming Life and Combating Modern Slavery-Human Trafficking Role of The Salvation Army in Combatting Modern Slavery- Human Trafficking Contracting Service Providers across England and Wales Co-ordination and contract management of service provision Governance and accountability for government funded support to adult victims of Modern Slavery

Changing Perspectives and Priorities: Affirming Life and Combating Modern Slavery-Human Trafficking What provision is in place to support adult victims? Specialist support provided by 12 non-government organisations 278 beds in approx. 30 safe houses across England and Wales 7 organisations providing outreach/floating support in designated geographical regions across England and Wales

Changing Perspectives and Priorities: Affirming Life and Combating Modern Slavery-Human Trafficking What provision is in place to support adult victims? Safe and secure accommodation Financial support Psychological assistance Access emergency medical treatment as required Access to translation and interpretation services Counselling and legal advice in a language they understand Assistance to enable their rights and interests to be presented and considered in criminal proceedings against offenders

Changing Perspectives and Priorities: Affirming Life and Combating Modern Slavery-Human Trafficking Referral Process 24 hour, 7 days a week Referral Line Majority of referrals received from Police, Home Office, Social Services; can be accepted from any source (Pilot wef 1 st November Slavery Safeguarding Leads (SSLs) in West Yorkshire and South West Regions)  Eligibility criteria: indicators of Modern Slavery- Human Trafficking; consent to referral to The Salvation Army and consent for information to be provided to the police

Changing Perspectives and Priorities: Affirming Life and Combating Modern Slavery-Human Trafficking Top 10 Sources of Referrals – Year ending June 2015 Source of Referral Contract Year Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4 Home Office Police NGO Self-referral Legal representative Local Authority

Changing Perspectives and Priorities: Affirming Life and Combating Modern Slavery-Human What happens when a potential victim is referred to The Salvation Army? Initial Needs Based Assessment undertaken, usually by telephone or, exceptionally, face to face if potential victim in prison, detention centre or hospital etc. Accommodation and support needs identified If destitute, potential victim allocated to most appropriate service provider for accommodation based or outreach support Transport provided to safe house accommodation if required Detailed Needs Based Assessment Tailored Support Plan including ‘move on’ from service

Changing Perspectives and Priorities: Affirming Life and Combating Modern Slavery-Human Alternatives to safe house accommodation Asylum Support Service Local Authority where criteria met e.g. ‘vulnerable’ adult, safeguarding issues present Other charitable provision Potential victims not accommodated in a safe house under contract to The Salvation Army still eligible for same level of support via outreach/floating support

Changing Perspectives and Priorities: Affirming Life and Combating Modern Slavery-Human Two stage decision making process: ‘Reasonable Grounds’ and ‘Conclusive Grounds’ Competent Authorities – decision makers Eligibility for support exists for minimum of 45days after Reasonable Grounds decision Average length of support 69 days in safe house; 105 days on Outreach (Year 4)

Changing Perspectives and Priorities: Affirming Life and Combating Modern Slavery-Human How many victims have been supported? Between 1st July 2011 and 30th June 2015: 5300 potential victims referred 2914 potential victims supported Last year: 1097 supported (Inc. 36 British citizens); 23% increase on previous year Support provided to victims from 94 different countries 67% women; 33% men Age range most common Majority of females from Albania and Nigeria; majority of male victims from Poland, Romania and Slovakia 43% sexual exploitation 36% labour exploitation 14% domestic servitude

Changing Perspectives and Priorities: Affirming Life and Combating Modern Slavery-Human Where are the gaps in provision and how can you help? Potential victims who do not wish to engage with authorities - e.g. immigration, police ‘Move on’ - after care - UK and abroad No recourse to public funds (Victim Care Fund) Volunteer opportunities transport, befriending, therapeutic activities Awareness raising

Changing Perspectives and Priorities: Affirming Life and Combating Modern Slavery-Human What the Survivors say … What the Bible says … “Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.” Philippians 2:4