Section 25 Prohibitions on foreign travelI1

(1)

A prohibition on foreign travel contained in a slavery and trafficking risk order must be for a fixed period of not more than 5 years.

(2)

A “prohibition on foreign travel” means—

(a)

a prohibition on travelling to any country outside the United Kingdom named or described in the order,

(b)

a prohibition on travelling to any country outside the United Kingdom other than a country named or described in the order, or

(c)

a prohibition on travelling to any country outside the United Kingdom.

(3)

Subsection (1) does not prevent a prohibition on foreign travel from being extended for a further period (of no more than 5 years each time) under section 27.

(4)

A slavery and trafficking risk order that contains a prohibition within subsection (2)(c) must require the defendant to surrender all of the defendant's passports at a police station specified in the order—

(a)

on or before the date when the prohibition takes effect, or

(b)

within a period specified in the order.

(5)

Any passports surrendered must be returned as soon as reasonably practicable after the person ceases to be subject to a slavery and trafficking risk order containing a prohibition within subsection (2)(c).

(6)

Subsection (5) does not apply in relation to—

(a)

a passport issued by or on behalf of the authorities of a country outside the United Kingdom if the passport has been returned to those authorities;

(b)

a passport issued by or on behalf of an international organisation if the passport has been returned to that organisation.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: S. 25 in force at 31.7.2015 by S.I. 2015/1476, reg. 2(b)