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Breach of slavery and trafficking prevention / risk order

Harassment, stalking and protective orders — practical elements, sentencing links and station notes for accredited reps in England & Wales.

Harassment, stalking and protective orders

Breach of slavery and trafficking prevention / risk order

Modern Slavery Act 2015 (STPO/STRO breach provisions)

England & Wales. Elements, mode of trial, maximum and defences — not a charging or outcome predictor.

Triable
Either way
Maximum penalty
5 years’ imprisonment

Actus reus

  • Without reasonable excuse, does anything prohibited by a slavery and trafficking prevention order or a slavery and trafficking risk order, or fails to do something required by such an order (MSA 2015, s.30 — read the charged subsection).

Mens rea

  • Breach without reasonable excuse. Take instructions on service of the order and knowledge of the term.

Defences

Reasonable excuse · Conduct outside the prohibition or requirement · No order in force

Sentencing Council

Sentencing Council guideline effective 01 October 2021.

View definitive guideline ↗

At the police station

Get the sealed order. Interim orders are included — check which one.

When to involve a rep or solicitor

Police station advice is free under legal aid and is not means-tested.

Authoritative sources for this page

Statute plus Sentencing Council (and CPS where listed) are the two primary sources we used for mode of trial, maximum and elements. Case links are from our verified registry only.

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Sources & further reading

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