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Help notes: ANTI-MODERN SLAVERY<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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Can your organisation demonstrate how it meets UK regulatory requirements around Modern Slavery? <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This question is about organisations ensuring that slavery and human trafficking is not taking place in their business or supply chains. Many larger organisations are obliged by law to take measures around combatting modern slavery, including by publishing an annual statement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Modern slavery refers to slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour, and can include debt bondage, human trafficking and forced or early marriage. Over 12,000 people were referred to the UK authorities in 2021 as victims of modern slavery, but the real number of people is estimated to be more than 130,000 people and is estimated to cost the UK \u00a333 billion per year. (www.antislavery.org<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n

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What is a ‘Yes’ for me?<\/strong><\/p>

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Answering \u2018yes\u2019 to this question means that you have followed the regulatory requirements (see below). These include publishing an annual statement approved at board level, updating it and publishing it on your UK website. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

NB Smaller organisations can consider modern slavery as part of their wider Supply Chains checks and engagement (see Supply Chains question)<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Does this question apply to me? Is this a regulatory requirement?<\/strong><\/p>

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This question is for larger organisations which have to meet the regulatory requirements on Modern Slavery, under section 54 (Transparency in Supply Chains) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.  These are large organisations, broadly any UK ‘body corporate’ or partnership supplying goods or services with annual turnover above \u00a336 million.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Government advice: Publish an annual modern slavery statement – GOV.UK<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A commercial organisation is required to publish an annual statement if it: <\/p>\n\n\n\n