The Structure and a Summary of the Act
6.The Act is in six parts.
7.Part 1 (Offences) includes provision on the creation of a single offence of human trafficking for all types of exploitation of both adults and children; establishes statutory aggravators of human trafficking for use with other crimes; and reframes the current standalone offence of slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour.
8.Part 2 (Protection of victims) includes provision on prosecutorial instructions for the prosecution of victims and provision about the support and assistance to which adult and child victims are entitled.
9.Part 3 (Confiscation of property) includes provision on detention and forfeiture of property and proceeds of crime.
10.Part 4 (Trafficking and exploitation prevention and risk orders) includes provision on two new preventive orders, the trafficking and exploitation prevention order and the trafficking and exploitation risk order.
11.Part 5 (Strategy and reporting) includes provision on the trafficking and exploitation strategy and the duty on specified Scottish public authorities to notify and provide information about victims.
12.Part 6 contains general and ancillary provisions.