Government opts out of EU human trafficking directive
After months of confusion and mixed messages the government today opted out of new European Union rules to crack down on human trafficking, reports Shamik Das.
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Coalition confusion over EU human trafficking directive
After giving the concrete answer of ‘no’ when asked whether the government would be signing the European directive on human trafficking just three months ago, is the coalition on the brink of doing an about turn? Last month, Home Office minister Lynne Featherstone told the Commons that the coalition had “decided not to opt in to the European directive at the moment”; yet last week, Solicitor General Edward Garnier seemed certain that the directive had in fact already been signed.
Coalition still planning to opt out of directive on human trafficking
The prime minister today insisted the Government was uncompromising in its position on cracking down on human trafficking.