Written question asked by Christina Rees (Labour) on Thursday, 7 July 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 July 2022. It was answered by Amanda Solloway (Conservative) on Thursday, 14 July 2022 on behalf of the Home Office.
Slavery
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 8 March 2022 to Question 133959 on Slavery, when she plans to introduce financial penalties for organisations that fail to meet their statutory obligations with regards to section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
- Answer
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The landmark transparency provisions contained in section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 made the UK the first country in the world to require businesses with a turnover of £36m or more to report annually on the steps they have taken to prevent modern slavery in their operations and supply chains.
To enhance the impact of transparency and accelerate action to prevent modern slavery, the Government committed to strengthening the reporting requirements contained in section 54 and introduce new measures including financial penalties for organisations that fail to meet their statutory obligation to publish modern slavery statements.
These measures require primary legislation and we intend to legislate in the forthcoming Modern Slavery Bill.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 32601
- Session
- 2022-23
- Related items
- Subjects
- Fines Slavery
- Legislation
- Modern Slavery Act 2015
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