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PART 1Offences

Penalties and sentencing

9Effect of slavery and trafficking reparation orders

(1)A slavery and trafficking reparation order is an order requiring the person against whom it is made to pay compensation to the victim of a relevant offence for any harm resulting from that offence.

(2)“Relevant offence” means—

(a)the offence under section 1, 2 or 4 of which the person is convicted;

(b)any other offence under section 1, 2 or 4 which is taken into consideration in determining the person’s sentence.

(3)The amount of the compensation is to be such amount as the court considers appropriate having regard to any evidence and to any representations made by or on behalf of the person or the prosecutor, but subject to subsection (4).

(4)The amount of the compensation payable under the slavery and trafficking reparation order (or if more than one order is made in the same proceedings, the total amount of the compensation payable under those orders) must not exceed the amount the person is required to pay under the confiscation order.

(5)In determining the amount to be paid by the person under a slavery and trafficking reparation order the court must have regard to the person’s means.

(6)In subsection (4) “the confiscation order” means the confiscation order within section 8(1)(b) or (2)(a) (as the case may be).