Support for survivors of modern slavery

Ending MSVCC support for survivors of trafficking and modern slavery

When a person who has been supported under the MSVCC receives a conclusive grounds (CG) decision regarding their trafficking claim, their support will be terminated.
 
If a person receives a positive CG decision, they should be provided with at least a further 45 days before their support is terminated. The NRM provider should undertake a recovery needs assessment to ascertain if there are any grounds which would require an extension of NRM support, before it seeks to terminate a person’s support. Reasons for a possible extension could include:

• The person has ongoing support needs as a survivor of trafficking.
• The person has made an application for leave to remain, including for temporary permission to stay as a victim of trafficking and is awaiting a decision on this application from the Home Office.

When a person has received a negative CG decision, they will be provided with up 14 days ‘move on’ support. It is important that a person in this situation is provided with advice on eligibility for other avenues of support, such as asylum support, where they have made a claim for asylum, or schedule 10 immigration bail support, where they have an outstanding immigration application.

Regardless of the outcome of a person’s trafficking case, when a person is exiting support, the NRM support provider should consider if there are any social care needs. If a person appears to have care and support needs, or the person has dependent children under their care, then a referral to the relevant local authority social services should be made. Read more on social services support for adults and support for children and families.