EXC, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

MR DAVID LOCK KC, SITTING AS A DEPUTY JUDGE OF THE HIGH COURT ____________________

Ms Catherine Meredith (instructed the Anti Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit) for the Claimant Mr Gavin Dingley (instructed by the Government Legal Department) for the Defendant. No appearance by the Interested Party Hearing date: 16 April 2024 ____________________

This judgment was handed down remotely by circulation to the parties' representatives by email, release to the National Archives. The date and time for hand-down is deemed to be 12.00 on 30 April 2024.

This case is concerned with what is referred to in the authorities as the Protection Duty, namely " arrangements for providing assistance and support to persons who there are reasonable grounds to believe are victims of slavery or human trafficking or who are such victims ".

Exit Reason - Client disengaged from service prior to completion of Recovery and Reflection Period