Theresa May is correct that there is little evidence asylum seekers abuse modern slavery laws – here’s why 🔎 Fact check by mollyblackall
yesterday, arguing that it would deny support to victims of modern slavery who have been trafficked to the UK.
The Government has claimed that the modern slavery system is being “gamed” and the bill will clamp down on abuse. So what’s going on?fact checks the key claims about modern slavery laws and whether these impact small boat crossings.Mrs May criticised the new Illegal Migration Bill, saying it would “remove support from the victims of trafficking and modern slavery” and make them “collateral damage”.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman said the bill would “disqualify illegal entrants from using modern slavery rules to prevent removal”. Jamie Fookes, of Anti-Slavery International, said that the bill would “block anyone arriving irregularly from accessing the mechanisms of safety through which people can escape exploitation including the National Referral Mechanism – the only statutory system to identify, support and protect victims of human trafficking in the UK.
“Claims that the system is being abused don’t chime with how the system works. You can’t refer yourself to the NRM, it has to be a first responder, the majority of which are direct Home Office employees like police and border guards. Then the Home Office makes a reasonable grounds decision at which point individuals then wait in the system, often for more than 500 days before getting a conclusive decision from the Home Office.
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