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AB asked how the Board can help and work in partnership. RK indicated that the Board can be consulted
on upcoming commissioning projects and service provision. RK indicated that the Board and PCC’s Office
have shared priorities and that perhaps Domestic Abuse could be tackled collectively and to look at
potential co-commissioning opportunities. The Whole System Approach evaluation is soon to be
published and the Board can also help with this. Barbara Potter (BP) advised that she attends the
Domestic Abuse Partnership and will raise co-commissioning opportunities and issues in disparity of
funding between the Local Authorities in Tees.
It was noted that some members of the Board sit on the Victims Group and the Reoffending Group and
that relevant items for discussion should be brought to future TSAB meetings.
AB invited RK to a future meeting to provide an update.
Action Points Action Owner Deadline
1. RK to send further information on intermediaries to the RK / GMc 17/04/19
Business Unit for circulation with the minutes
2. RK to send vulnerable witness data to Business Unit to RK / AL 17/04/19
establish if this can be included in the quarterly multi-agency
performance reports
3. RK to ensure links are made with the Board regarding RK Ongoing
consultation processes
4. BP to raise co-commissioning opportunities and disparity of BP 20/06/19
funding at the Domestic Abuse Partnership
5. VW to establish if contact has been made with the Home VW 17/04/19
Office regarding funding of counselling services
6. Joint letter to be drafted to Home Office regarding counselling AB 17/04/19
support for victims of Sexual Violence in Redcar & Cleveland
7. RK to attend a future Board meeting to provide an update RK TBC
Agenda Item 4 Cleveland Anti-Slavery Network Presenter: Robin Brierley
Presentation
Robin Brierley (RB) gave a presentation on the Cleveland Anti-Slavery Network.
HMRC inspected Cleveland Police in 2017 and there were a number of gaps identified including
no structured partnership to address human trafficking and modern slavery. As a result the
Cleveland Anti-Slavery Network was formed in February 2018
The Community Safety Partnerships across the four Boroughs link in to the Network and the
Strategic Vulnerable Exploited Missing and Trafficked (VEMT) Group. The Network helps to
raise awareness and understanding of the subject with partner agencies and feeds into national
structures
The National Referral Mechanism (NRM) is a framework for identifying victims of Human
Trafficking and Modern Slavery. Referrals are made by ‘First Responders’ and First Responder
agencies should know within their organisations who is trained to make these referrals.
Data is collated by the National Crime Agency and a monthly briefing document is circulated and
can be broken down by Local Authority area
When a victim is identified, consent is requested and a reasonable grounds decision is made
which can take up to 5 days. Therefore there is a period of up to 5 days where agencies must
work together to support the victim. It was noted that the reasonable grounds decision may
come back as negative and therefore there is an expectation that agencies will still need to work
together to support the victim on a longer term basis
RB advised that National Referral reforms are underway and the Board will need to keep up to
date with any changes.
Discussions are ongoing between Local Authorities and Police to draft a victim care pathway
which proposes there is a multi-agency meeting held within 24-48 hours of a victim being
identified
It was noted that with some victims it can be challenging to establish their age
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