‘separate and otherwise unconnected applications for permission to rely on fresh evidence, and permission to appeal against conviction and sentence, have been heard together because they raise similar issues in relation to the prosecution of victims of trafficking. Those issues include the availability of the statutory defence under section 45 Modern Slavery Act 2015 in respect of the alleged commission of offences before the section came into force.’
Judges:
Lady Justice Thirlwall
Citations:
[2021] EWCA Crim 134
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Crime
Updated: 13 October 2022; Ref: scu.658690