To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce people trafficking into Northern Ireland.
This answer is the replacement for a previous holding answer.
Answered on
13 July 2015
This Government is committed to tackling all forms of modern slavery, regardless of where or how it occurs. The Northern Ireland Executive is part of the UK’s Inter-Departmental Ministerial Group on Modern Slavery, which leads the co-ordinated response to this terrible crime across the UK.
The Border Policing Command of the National Crime Agency leads, supports and coordinates partners at the UK border in a multi-agency response to tackle international modern slavery crime before it reaches the UK.
The Home Office’s Border Force has established a dedicated programme of activity to strengthen its capabilities to detect potential victims and traffickers and it runs regular operations on targeted flights. All border staff in Northern Ireland have received human trafficking training, to ensure they know how to spot trafficking.