Amendment of the Nursing and Midwifery Student Allowances (Scotland) Regulations 20075

In schedule 1 (persons eligible for allowances) of the Nursing and Midwifery Student Allowances (Scotland) Regulations 20076—

a

after paragraph 6D insert—

6E

1

A person who—

a

has been granted discretionary leave to remain in the United Kingdom due to being identified as a victim of modern slavery;

b

has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands at all times since that person was first granted such discretionary leave to remain in the United Kingdom; and

c

is ordinarily resident in Scotland on the relevant date.

2

For the purposes of this paragraph, “modern slavery” includes human trafficking, slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour.

b

after paragraph 12 insert—

13

A person who would have fallen within one or more of paragraphs 1 to 12 immediately before exit day is to be treated as falling within the same paragraph or paragraphs on and after exit day.