Evaluation of the modern slavery Local Authority Pathway pilots

Product Description

In October 2017, the Home Office announced a package of reforms to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), with a core aim to improve support for victims of modern slavery after they leave the NRM.

The Home Office piloted new approaches in six local authority (LA) areas (Birmingham, Derby, Croydon, Leeds, Nottingham and Redbridge). These aimed to identify best practice in supporting victims to transition out of NRM support and to help them link up with local services.

Multiple policy changes impacted the pilots, including an increase in the move-on period for confirmed victims who are receiving support via the Victim Care Contract (VCC) in February 2019 and the introduction of the Recovery Needs Assessment (RNA) in September 2019. The latter is aimed at ensuring that VCC services continue, in part or in full, until other services can meet any ongoing recovery needs arising from their modern slavery experiences or until the victim has no such ongoing recovery needs.

This reports evaluates the pilot programmes in these local authority areas.