PART 3ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT

20Guidance as to compensation for victims

(1)

The Department shall issue guidance as to—

(a)

the procedures to be followed by a person to whom this section applies to apply for compensation under the Criminal Injuries (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2002;

(b)

the grounds on which compensation may be awarded under that Order; and

(c)

the arrangements available to assist and support such a person in applying for such compensation.

(2)

This section applies to a person if (and only if) there has been a conclusive determination that the person is a victim of trafficking in human beings.