Commentary on provisions of the Act Section 24: Provisions relating to support: Scotland
This section makes similar provision to that in section 23 such as to disapply certain modern slavery provisions relating to support in Scotland to persons in respect of whom the Secretary of State is under the duty to make removal arrangements in section 2(1), are in receipt of a positive reasonable grounds decision and who are not cooperating with a public authority in connection with an investigation or criminal proceedings in respect of the conduct or alleged conduct relevant to the reasonable grounds decision or a later conclusive grounds decision. Those provisions are:
	Section 9(1) of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 which provides that where there are reasonable grounds to believe that an adult is a victim of human trafficking, the Scottish Ministers must secure the provision of such support and assistance as is necessary given the adult’s needs, for the relevant period (that is the period between a reasonable grounds decision and a conclusive grounds determination).
Section 9(3) of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 which confers discretion on the Scottish Ministers to provide support and assistance out with the mandatory period under section 9(2).
Section 10(1) of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 which enables the Scottish Ministers to make regulations about the provision of support to adult victims of the offence of slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour.
	Subsection (9) enables the Secretary of State, by regulations (subject to the affirmative procedure), to amend this section consequential on regulations made by Scottish Ministers under powers conferred by sections 9(8) or 10(1) of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015.