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Written question asked by Alex Norris (Labour) on Monday, 13 November 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 November 2017 (named day). It was answered by Victoria Atkins (Conservative) on Thursday, 16 November 2017 on behalf of the Home Office.


Slavery

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times the civil proceedings for an injunction provision under Section 54(11) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 has been used since it came into force in March 2016.

Answer

No injunctions have yet been used. New legislation takes time to embed and the first year of compliance has just passed. Thousands of statements have been published and the Government wrote to 10,000 businesses who may be required to publish statements to remind them of their obligations. We expect this activity will further increase the number of statements published.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
112716
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Business Civil proceedings Injunctions Slavery
Legislation
Modern Slavery Act 2015
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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