Slavery: Victims
Lords · Question HL2892 · Tabled 1 Sep 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 15 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Lord McColl of Dulwich
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of reduced waiting times for conclusive grounds decisions in the National Referral Mechanism on modern slavery victims' recovery and access to support services.
Answer
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint, 15 Sep 2026
This government is proud of our record to reduce the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) backlog and ensure victims of modern slavery receive certainty in a timely fashion. There has been a decrease to the backlog of 84% since the peak in 2022.Adult victims...