Home Office
This guidance tells caseworkers about temporary permission to stay for confirmed victims of human trafficking or slavery (VTS). It explains when it is appropriate to grant VTS to those confirmed as victims of human trafficking or slavery by the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), and what must be considered before making that decision.
We are pausing all decisions that consider grants of temporary permission to stay for victims of human trafficking or slavery (VTS) until further notice.
This is a temporary pause whilst we consider our approach to granting VTS where there is a need to assist in recovery from physical or psychological harm with regards to the victims experience of exploitation.