Modern slavery victim support 118/2025

FOI Reference: 118/25

Request:

1. Do you routinely support victims of trafficking and modern slavery to submit a reconsideration request to the Competent Authorities within the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) following a negative Reasonable Ground or Conclusive Ground decision?
2. If the answer to question 1 is negative, could you please provide a reason.
3. If you are not able to support the individual with submitting a reconsideration request, do you routinely signpost them to other organisations?
4. Can you provide the number of reconsiderations requests you have submitted for the year 2023 and 2024? Could you please provide this data breakdown by year?

Response 1:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

Dyfed Powys Police do not routinely support victims of trafficking and modern slavery to submit a reconsideration request.

Response 2 & 3:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

Dyfed Powys Police work closely with BAWSO.

If BAWSO are already supporting a victim then they will provide additional support when submitting a reconsideration request.

If staff at Dyfed Powys Police are aware that a victim is not being supported by BAWSO however requires support in completing a reconsideration request then we can request support from BAWSO for this purpose.

Response 4:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

We do not capture this data due to the response provided for question 1.                                               

It should be noted that as a result of the systems adopted by Dyfed-Powys Police in relation to the recording of such information that the information released may or may not be accurate.

(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 21/02/25)