The home office s statutory guidance provides more detailed advice for organisations on complying with section 54 of the modern slavery act 2015.
Home office guidance modern slavery act. This guidance will be updated periodically to reflect this in line with section 49 2 of the modern slavery act 2015. The slavery and human trafficking statement should set out. Victims of modern slavery. This guidance will cover indicators that a person may be a victim of modern slavery the support available to potential victims and victims and the decision making process for determining if someone is a victim.
The act also enhanced compliance with international. Now that organisations have gone through a first round of modern slavery statements and some have already published a second report the guidance has been revised to. Indeed the guidance makes it clear that child labour will not always constitute modern slavery although the worst forms of child labour are very likely to constitute modern slavery. The uk home office has released an updated version of its guidance for companies on the content of statements published under the modern slavery act 2015.
16 october 2018 added link to information about the contacts database for guidance on modern slavery reporting. 2 2 the provision in the act requires that any. This guidance gives information for frontline staff in the home office to help them identify and help potential victims of modern slavery including human trafficking in england and wales or is a potential victim of trafficking in scotland and northern. 2018 uk annual report on modern slavery published.
Section 54 of the modern slavery act 2015 requires certain organisations to develop a slavery and human trafficking statement each year. The guidance was initially published in 2015 when the bill first passed. Section 54 is contained in annex a. Modern slavery act 2015.
The key question is whether the child is being exploited. The guidance and resources below have not been. If you have any questions about the guidance or the content then email the modern slavery unit on. Statutory guidance for england and wales welsh pdf 1 25mb 191 pages this file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.