PART 5Protection of victims
50Regulations about identifying and supporting victims
1
The Secretary of State may make regulations providing for assistance and support to be provided to persons—
a
who there are reasonable grounds to believe may be victims of slavery or human trafficking;
b
who are victims of slavery or human trafficking.
2
The Secretary of State may make regulations providing for public authorities to determine (for the purposes of regulations under subsection (1) or other purposes specified in the regulations) whether—
a
there are reasonable grounds to believe that a person may be a victim of slavery or human trafficking;
b
a person is a victim of slavery or human trafficking.
3
Regulations under subsection (2) may in particular make provision about the public authorities who may make such determinations, and the criteria and procedure for doing so.