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Guidance: Temporary permission to stay for victims of human trafficking and slavery: caseworker guidance

Home Office

July 11
09:32 2024

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.

Published 30 January 2023
Last updated 11 July 2024 +show all updates
  1. Call out box added to explain temporary pause in decision making.

  2. Updated guidance amends general information and clarifies who is to be considered for a grant of VTS.

  3. This guidance amends information on the fee waiver process when applying for an extension of temporary permission to stay for confirmed victims of human trafficking or slavery (VTS), set out in the explicit withdraws, application process, and fee waiver consideration sections. It removes the qualifying for a fee waiver in extension applications section replaces the archived guidance "discretionary leave for victims of modern slavery". It also amends information on cancellation of stay.

  4. Guidance on the application process for making a fee waiver requests revised. Guidance on the policy applied in reconsiderations for cases decided under Discretionary Leave for victims of modern slavery revised.

  5. First published.

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