Trafficking Victims Will Face ‘Trauma Deadline’ as a Result of Nationality and Borders Bill – Byline Times

"urvivors of modern slavery will be penalised for not sharing details of their exploitation “fast enough” campaigners warn, if clauses in part 5 of the Nationality and Borders Bill become law. 

The bill “will require many foreign national victims of trafficking to self-identify and communicate that they are a victim of slavery within a fixed time period, with a failure to do so or late declaration seen as damaging the individual’s credibility”. 

Campaigners have warned that the clause ignores the impact of trauma on victims and survivors. Rather than a delay to disclosing details meaning a survivor is not credible, it could instead demonstrate how survivors of extreme abuse and exploitation often demonstrate delayed memory recall and memory loss due to trauma. 

Survivors may also feel unsafe to disclose details of exploitation if they have been threatened by their traffickers...."