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We're concerned that the government's plans to remove a route to temporary permission to stay in the UK could leave trafficking survivors without the security they need to recover and rebuild their lives. As part of the Immigration and Asylum Bill, the government plans to entirely remove the option of granting temporary immigration status to confirmed victims of trafficking and modern slavery to support their recovery. Without this protection, survivors could be left in limbo, fearing detention or removal from the UK and struggling to access the support they need.

We are deeply alarmed and disappointed by the government’s announcement on ‘earned settlement’. It will cause profound and lasting harm to refugees, including survivors of torture, trafficking and other forms of extreme cruelty. The government had an opportunity to change its approach after receiving extensive evidence about the devastating consequences of this policy but instead has doubled down on its approach that will damage the lives and futures of thousands of men, women, families and children, as well as harm wider integration and social cohesion.

English National Opera and the Helen Bamber Foundation are partnering for the West End transfer of Du Yun’s Pulitzer Prize-winning opera Angel’s Bone. The partnership connects the opera’s central themes with the Helen Bamber Foundation’s specialist work supporting survivors of trafficking, torture and extreme cruelty, helping audiences engage with the real-world issues explored on stage.