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Upper Tribunal overturns unlawful exclusion in discretionary leave policy

In a landmark decision, the Upper Tribunal has ruled that the Home Secretary’s guidance on “Discretionary Leave” for victims of modern slavery, as outlined in version 10 published on 16 March 2023, is partially unlawful. This ruling specifically concerns those victims who, before 30 January 2023, were recognized as victims of trafficking and had pending...