Trafficing
Home Office Replies
The Home Office has formally responded to Jubilee Campaign’s call for new laws against human trafficking – a modern form of slavery. The message from the Minister of Information, Beverley Hughes, in 2002, was in direct response to thousands of postcards and letters sent by Jubilee’s supporters.
The Home Office told us that the British Government will create a new offence for trafficking [for prostitution] within the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill, and further legislation [in line with the EU] is to be introduced to curb labour ad sexual exploitation.
Lord Alton of Liverpool declared, ‘It is always a positive step to have prompted the Government to respond to specific points of action that we have raised. We are delighted at the numbers of supporters who have taken action – this is proof that ordinary people can make their voices heard. We welcome the Government’s stated intention to introduce new legislation on this issue in the next Queen’s speech. We will be holding them to account for this pledge.’
Currently no comprehensive legislation exists to cover people who are trafficked into the UK, where their abductors hold them captive and control all their funds. An estimated 700,000 people are believed to be trafficked from West Africa and Eastern Europe every year.
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