division_name: Immigration Bill &#8212; <i>Report (3rd Day)</i>
motion: <p pid="a.1138.5/1" pwmotiontext="unrecognized"><i>Relevant documents:</i> 22nd, 23rd and 24th Reports from the Delegated Powers Committee and 6th Report from the Constitution Committee.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="a.1138.5/2" pwmotiontext="unrecognized">Amendment 55A</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="a.1138.5/3" pwmotiontext="unrecognized"> Moved by Baroness Butler-Sloss</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/4" pwmotiontext="unrecognized"><b>55A:</b> Before Clause 64, insert the following new Clause&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/5" pwmotiontext="unrecognized">&#8220;Child trafficking guardians for all potential child victims of trafficking in human beings</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/6" pwmotiontext="lines">(1) If a relevant child has arrived in the United Kingdom and is a potential victim of trafficking in human beings, an independent child trafficking guardian shall be appointed to represent the best interests of that child.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/7" pwmotiontext="lines">(2) The child trafficking guardian shall have the following responsibilities to&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/8" pwmotiontext="lines">(a) advocate that all decisions relating to the child are made in the child&#8217;s best interest;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/9" pwmotiontext="lines">(b) ascertain the child&#8217;s wishes and feelings in relation to those decisions;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/10" pwmotiontext="lines">(c) advocate for the child to receive appropriate care, safe accommodation, medical treatment, including psychological assistance, education, translation and interpretation services as required;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/11" pwmotiontext="lines">(d) assist the child to access legal and other representation where necessary, including, where appropriate, to appoint and instruct legal representatives on all matters relevant to the interests of the child;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/12" pwmotiontext="lines">(e) consult with, advise and keep the child informed of legal rights;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/13" pwmotiontext="lines">(f) keep the child informed of all relevant immigration, criminal, compensation, community care, public law or other proceedings;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/14" pwmotiontext="lines">(g) contribute to identification of a plan to safeguard and promote a durable solution for the child based on an individual assessment of that child&#8217;s best interests;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/15" pwmotiontext="lines">(h) provide a link between the child and various statutory and other bodies who may provide services to the child, accompanying the child to any relevant meetings;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/16" pwmotiontext="lines">(i) assist in establishing contact with the child&#8217;s family, where the child so wishes and it is in the child&#8217;s best interests;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/17" pwmotiontext="lines">(j) where appropriate liaise with an immigration officer handling the child&#8217;s case in conjunction with the child&#8217;s legal representative;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/18" pwmotiontext="lines">(k) accompany the child to all interviews with the police, the immigration authorities and care proceedings;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/19" pwmotiontext="lines">(l) accompany the child to any court proceedings; and</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/20" pwmotiontext="lines">(m) accompany the child whenever the child moves to new accommodation.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/21" pwmotiontext="lines">(3) A child trafficking guardian must have completed the training required in subsection (7) and may be&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/22" pwmotiontext="lines">(a) an employee of a statutory body except for an employee of a local authority;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/23" pwmotiontext="lines">(b) an employee of a recognised charitable organisation; or</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/24" pwmotiontext="lines">(c) a volunteer for a recognised charitable organisation.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/25" pwmotiontext="lines">(4) A person discharging duties as a child trafficking guardian shall not discharge any other statutory duties in relation to a child for whom they are providing assistance under this section.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/26" pwmotiontext="lines">(5) Where a child trafficking guardian is appointed under subsection (1), the authority of the child trafficking guardian in relation to the child shall be recognised by any relevant body.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/27" pwmotiontext="lines">(6) In subsection (5), a &#8220;relevant body&#8221; means a person or organisation&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/28" pwmotiontext="lines">(a) which provides services to the child; or</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/29" pwmotiontext="lines">(b) to which a child makes an application for services; or</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/30" pwmotiontext="lines">(c) to which the child needs access in relation to being a victim of human trafficking; or</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/31" pwmotiontext="lines">(d) any court or tribunal that a child engages with.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/32" pwmotiontext="lines">(7) The Secretary of State shall by order&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/33" pwmotiontext="lines">(a) set out the arrangements for the appointment of a child trafficking guardian immediately after a child is identified as a potential victim of trafficking in human beings;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/34" pwmotiontext="lines">(b) set out requirements for the training courses to be completed before a person may exercise functions as a child trafficking guardian;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/35" pwmotiontext="lines">(c) set out the arrangements for the supervision of persons discharging duties as a child trafficking guardian;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/36" pwmotiontext="lines">(d) set out the arrangements for the provision of support services for persons discharging duties as a child trafficking guardian; and</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/37" pwmotiontext="lines">(e) designate organisations as a &#8220;recognised charitable organisation&#8221; for the purpose of this section.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/38" pwmotiontext="lines">(8) A person&#8217;s appointment as a child trafficking guardian for a particular child under this section shall come to an end if&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/39" pwmotiontext="lines">(a) the child reaches the age of 21; or</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/40" pwmotiontext="lines">(b) the child leaves the United Kingdom.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/41" pwmotiontext="lines">(9) In this section, a child is considered to be a &#8220;potential victim of trafficking in human beings&#8221; when a referral has been made to a competent authority for a determination under the identification process required by Article 10 of the Trafficking Convention (Identification of Victims) and there has not been a conclusive determination that the individual is not such a victim.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/42" pwmotiontext="lines">(10) For the purposes of subsection (9), an individual will not be considered to have received a conclusive determination that the individual is not a victim of trafficking in human beings if&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/43" pwmotiontext="lines">(a) an individual is appealing or seeking judicial review of the conclusive determination; and</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/44" pwmotiontext="lines">(b) the appeal or judicial review is not completed.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/45" pwmotiontext="lines">(11) In this section&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/46" pwmotiontext="unrecognized">&#8220;competent authority&#8221; means a person who is a competent authority of the United Kingdom for the purposes of the Trafficking Convention;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/47" pwmotiontext="unrecognized">&#8220;relevant child&#8221; means a person who is under the age of 18 and who&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/48" pwmotiontext="lines">(a) requires leave to remain in the United Kingdom whether or not such leave has been granted; or</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/49" pwmotiontext="lines">(b) is a national of an EEA state other than the United Kingdom;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/50" pwmotiontext="unrecognized">&#8220;the Trafficking Convention&#8221; means the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (done at Warsaw on <phrase class="date" code="2005-05-16">16 May 2005</phrase>);</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1138.5/51" pwmotiontext="unrecognized">&#8220;trafficking in human beings&#8221; has the same meaning as in the Trafficking Convention.&#8221;</p>