24 Provisions relating to support: Scotland

Section 24 Provisions relating to support: Scotland

Illegal Migration Act 2023 (2023 c 37) | Legislation

24  Provisions relating to support: Scotland

(1)     Subsection (2) applies in relation to a person if—

(a)     the Secretary of State is required by section 2(1) to make arrangements for the removal of the person from the United Kingdom, and

(b)     a competent authority has determined that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the person is a victim of slavery or human trafficking or is determining whether or not that is the case.

This is subject to subsections (3) to (5).

(2)     Where this subsection applies in relation to a person, the following do not apply in relation to the person—

(a)     any duty of the Scottish Ministers under section 9(1) of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 12) (human trafficking: support and assistance) to secure the provision of support and assistance for the person;

(b)     any power of the Scottish Ministers under section 9(3) of that Act to secure the provision of support and assistance

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