The home office s statutory guidance provides more detailed advice for organisations on complying with section 54 of the modern slavery act 2015.
Uk home office modern slavery guidance. Modern slavery guidance updated by uk s home office. Statutory guidance for england and wales welsh pdf 1 25mb 191 pages this file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology. The guidance and resources below have not been. Added a link to the coronavirus covid 19.
We have taken the decision that for the next 3 months the move on policy set out in the modern slavery act 2015. 5 published by the home office march 2020 1. Updated home office guidance provides more detail of expected best practices and encourages smaller businesses to make a slavery and human. 16 october 2018 added link to information about the contacts database for guidance on modern slavery reporting.
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. Transparency in supply chains etc a practical guide uk home office. Reporting modern slavery for businesses guidance page. The guidance was initially published in 2015 when the bill first passed.
18 december 2019 updated to add html version of the report text and content unchanged. Uk modern slavery act. 2018 uk annual report on modern slavery published. Statutory guidance for england and wales is altered as below.
The key question is whether the child is being exploited. About this guidance introduction to modern slavery the best idea is to think of the victim in terms of rehabilitation and work towards it. Effective reporting under the modern slavery act core coalition. 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.
Case studies of leading practice business human rights resource centre. The msa does not actually refer directly to child labour as being in itself a form of 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.