Home office consultation on modern slavery statements and compliance audit.
Home office consultation modern slavery. The modern slavery act 2015 gives law enforcement agencies the tools to tackle modern slavery including a maximum life sentences for perpetrators and enhanced protection for victims. A consultation has been launched to strengthen the obligation to publish a modern slavery statement under the modern slavery act 2015 msa and to improve the quality of statements being published. Statutory consultation home office. The number of live police operations has increased since the act became law from 188 police operations in december 2016 to over 1 479 at present.
2018 uk annual report on modern slavery. This is a public consultation on proposed changes to the modern slavery act 2015 following the independent review of the modern slavery act. The government is proposing changes to strengthen the uk s modern slavery act. 1 introduction the institution of occupational safety and health iosh the chartered body for health and safety professionals welcomes the opportunity to comment on this important consultation on transparency in supply chains in the modern slavery bill 1 we note that modern slavery includes offences of human trafficking slavery forced labour and.
It is designed to give law enforcement the tools to tackle modern slavery ensure that offenders can receive suitably severe sentences for these appalling crimes and enhance support and protection for victims. Consultation outcome research and publications. Modern slavery act 2015 statutory guidance. Under section 54 transparency in supply chains of the modern slavery act 2015 certain commercial organisations must publish an annual statement setting out the steps they are taking to prevent modern slavery in their operations and supply chains known as a modern slavery statement.
On 31 july 2014 the home office launched a modern slavery marketing campaign to raise awareness that. This is an update on. The closing date for written submissions is 1 may 2020. This consultation ran from midday on 9 july 2019 to 11.
Introduced in 2015 it was the first piece of national legislation requiring businesses to annually report on what steps they are taking to limit and remedy modern slavery risks in their business and supply chains. The modern slavery bill the modern slavery bill is one of the first pieces of legislation in the world to focus specifically on this issue. Submissions should be emailed to htms dfat gov au. This consultation paper provides an opportunity for survivors civil society academia and business to help shape australia s international efforts to eliminate human trafficking and modern slavery.
Modern slavery act 2015 statutory guidance national referral mechanism statistics.