Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2013 (Act No. 7 of 2013)Chapter 5 : Accreditation of Organisations to Provide Services to Adult Victims of Trafficking26. Programme offered by accredited organisation |
| (1) | An accredited organisation— |
| (a) | must offer a programme aimed at— |
| (i) | the provision of accommodation to adult victims of trafficking; |
| (ii) | the provision of counselling to adult victims of trafficking; and |
| (iii) | the reintegration of adult victims of trafficking into their families and communities; and |
| (b) | may offer a programme aimed at— |
| (i) | the provision of rehabilitation and therapeutic services to adult victims of trafficking; or |
| (ii) | the provision of education and skills development training to adult victims of trafficking. |
| (2) | An accredited organisation may refer an adult victim of trafficking to an organisation that offers a programme referred to in subsection (1)(b) for purposes of obtaining those rehabilitation and therapeutic services or education and skills development training. |
| (3) | An accredited organisation that provides services to an adult victim of trafficking who has a child in his or her care must offer a programme aimed at the reception, care and development of that child. |
| (4) | Subject to subsection (5), a child referred to in subsection (3) may be cared for at any other premises only with the explicit consent of the adult victim in whose care he or she is. |
| (5) | A child referred to in subsection (3) must be referred to a designated child protection organisation or the provincial department of social development for investigation in terms of section 155(2) of the Children’s Act, to determine whether the child is in need of care and protection. |