{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/human-trafficking-and-exploitation-criminal-justice-and-support-for-victims-act-northern-ireland-2015/section-20",
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  "legislation": "nia/2015/2",
  "legislation_title": "Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/human-trafficking-and-exploitation-criminal-justice-and-support-for-victims-act-northern-ireland-2015",
  "path": "section/20",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": "Guidance as to compensation for victims",
  "text": "(1) The Department shall issue guidance as to—\n(a) the procedures to be followed by a person to whom this section applies to apply for compensation under the Criminal Injuries (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2002;\n(b) the grounds on which compensation may be awarded under that Order; and\n(c) the arrangements available to assist and support such a person in applying for such compensation.\n(2) This section applies to a person if (and only if) there has been a conclusive determination that the person is a victim of trafficking in human beings.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/2/section/20",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:20:16.992081+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}