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| Details of new legislation aimed at protecting the victims and punishing the perpetrators of human trafficking have been published. | Details of new legislation aimed at protecting the victims and punishing the perpetrators of human trafficking have been published. |
| The Scottish government announced earlier this year that it was bringing forward a new bill to combat trafficking and exploitation. | The Scottish government announced earlier this year that it was bringing forward a new bill to combat trafficking and exploitation. |
| Under the proposed legislation the maximum penalty for those who carry out trafficking would be life imprisonment. | |
| In 2013 there were 55 victims identified in Scotland. | In 2013 there were 55 victims identified in Scotland. |
| Home Office research has suggested there could be between 10,000 and 13,000 victims of slavery, forced labour and human trafficking in the UK. | Home Office research has suggested there could be between 10,000 and 13,000 victims of slavery, forced labour and human trafficking in the UK. |
| The new legislation will seek to enhance the rights of victims of trafficking, with access to immediate help and support based on their individual needs. | |
| It will also give prosecutors the discretion not to punish victims forced to commit crime against their will - including those trafficked into the country and then forced into cannabis factories. | It will also give prosecutors the discretion not to punish victims forced to commit crime against their will - including those trafficked into the country and then forced into cannabis factories. |
| The legislation builds on work done by Labour MSP Jenny Marra who had proposed her own bill. | The legislation builds on work done by Labour MSP Jenny Marra who had proposed her own bill. |