1. Karen Savant- Manager Westminster Hot Spot team
Data collection and its challenges to front line rough sleeper services
Karen Savant- Manager Westminster Hot Spot team

2. Where, when and why? 2

7. 2016-2017 Most recent pull of CHAIN data around trafficking
Trafficking victim
No.
Known 9
Suspected 20 No
1064
Not known 84
Not recorded
6931
Total
8108

9. TRI-BOROUGH OUTREACH ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROTOCOL
Rough sleeper potential victim of trafficking
Go through the indicators (see p2 ”Indicators”)
(Use Language line if necessary/available)
If you think that someone is in immediate danger call 999
CHILD
If you think that the potential victim is under 18:
inform social services and contact the police ( 999/101)
ADULT Rough Sleeper accepted NSNO .
Arrange to be transported to the relevant Hub
You can also contact NSPCC Child Trafficking Advice Centre
ADULT Rough Sleeper (RS)
Refuses NSNO/NSNO full
Check the Suspected Trafficking Victim option when creating the First Contact Form on CHAIN
and inform the NSNO Hub about your suspicions
RS agrees to be referred to NRM:
1. Call Salvation Army (SA) 24h Referral Helpline on
Mention indicators (see p2 ”Indicators”)
RS refuses to be referred to NRM:
Offer emergency bed in your borough if available for respite and further engagement
If RS refuses any support:
-Safeguarding referral appropriate? ( e.g. concerns about age, pregnancy, etc.)Take relevant details and discuss with your manager
-Have you witnessed anything suspicious? Call 101/fill in “incident report” and contact your police liaison officer
If SA cannot accommodate or not available:
Refer to a emergency bed in your borough if available
1. Support victim to get advice (see p3 “Advice for potential victims”)
2. Encourage victim to report/inform the police
If RS is scared of going back to home country: to refer to emergency bed and get Immigration advice before referring to NRM
Next day: Duty worker to follow up with SA and arrange them to assess/ pick up the potential victim
Refuses to be referred to NRM:
RS accepts to be referred to NRM:
To contact Salvation Army
Not accepted onto the National Referral Mechanism:
Assess according to the your borough’s outreach protocol
Accepted onto the National Referral Mechanism:
On CHAIN create - referred to First Respondent of NRM
For female RS:
try to refer to Bakhita House
Assess according to the your borough’s outreach protocol

10. What next?