[2024] UKUT 00067 (IAC)

Article 14 (1) of the ECAT provides:

“1.

Each Party shall issue a renewable residence permit to victims, in one or other of the two following situations or in both:

(a)

the competent authority considers that their stay is necessary owing to their personal situation;

(b)

the competent authority considers that their stay is necessary for the purpose of their co-operation with the competent authorities in investigation or criminal proceedings.”

Article 13 of the ECAT provides for a ‘recovery and reflection period’ of at least 30 days when there are reasonable grounds to believe that the person concerned is a victim of trafficking. Article 13(3) provides an exception to the duty to provide the relevant recovery period where “grounds of public order prevent it.” Article 14(1)(a) contains no exception on grounds of public order equivalent to that set out in Art 13(3).