So where to start.
Home office modern slavery assessment tool. An anti slavery and human trafficking policy designed to reflect the business practices and procedures. 2018 uk annual report on modern slavery published. This tool has been designed to help public sector organisations work in partnership with suppliers to improve protections and reduce the risk of exploitation of workers in their supply chains. Subscribe to our email newsletters and stay up to speed on ethical trade.
The msat is a modern slavery risk identification and management tool. The home office has developed a modern slavery assessment tool to support public bodies to assess their own supply base for modern slavery risks. A compliant modern slavery act statement for their website tailored to the business structure and risk profile. The international labour organisation ilo estimates over 20 million people around the world are victims of slavery.
Section 54 of the modern slavery act 2015 obliges commercial organisations with a global turnover of more than 36 million that supply goods or services to or from the uk to publish a slavery and. Modern slavery assessment tool the msat is a modern slavery risk identification and management tool. The tool will provide organisations with a tailored report based on an online questionnaire indicating the risks of modern slavery being present in their supply chains and providing. This can feel like an overwhelming task considering the length and breadth of modern global supply chains however its precisely this complexity that facilitates modern slavery and allows it to occur.
The uk modern slavery act first came into statute in 2015. A free confidential online diagnostic tool for businesses to determine their level of obligation and risk profile. 16 october 2018 added link to information about the contacts database for guidance on modern slavery reporting. Eti s modern slavery statements evaluation framework.
This complements the government s programme of work which is well underway with departments such as the home office hmrc and beis and demonstrates both the government s commitment to this issue and the key role that public procurement can play in tackling modern slavery. The modern slavery legislation requires businesses to report on the risks in their supply chain.