Slavery and human trafficking in supply chains: guidance for businesses
Government guidance for organisations on how to ensure that modern slavery is not taking place in their business or supply chains.
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Transparency in supply chains: a practical guide
Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 requires certain organisations to develop a modern slavery statement each year.
The modern slavery statement should set out what steps organisations have taken to ensure modern slavery is not taking place in their business or supply chains.
This document provides guidance on:
- who is required to publish a modern slavery statement
- how to write a modern slavery statement
- how to approve and publish the statement
- actions businesses should consider to tackle modern slavery
International reporting template on modern slavery, forced labour and child labour
The UK, Australian and Canadian governments recognise that many organisations operating internationally are subject to modern slavery reporting requirements in all 3 countries.
This optional template is designed to reduce the administrative burden for organisations subject to supply chain reporting requirements in the UK, Australia and Canada. It supports the development of 1 report for all 3 countries.
This template aligns with the transparency in supply chains guidance above but has different reporting categories to accommodate for Australian and Canadian legislation.
This document is the product of collaboration with the Australian and Canadian governments through the ‘Principles to Guide Governmental Action to Combat Human Trafficking in Global Supply Chains’ group.
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Added Welsh version of transparency in supply chains guidance.
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