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Name of Resource | 14. Guidance on publishing an annual modern slavery statement |
Type | Guidance on policy / legislation implementation |
Country / jurisdiction | United Kingdom |
Enacting authority | United Kingdom Home Office |
Entry into force / date of approval | 12 March 2019 |
Description | The United Kingdom Home Office provides guidance on producing a modern slavery statement, including good practice recommendations and links to further resources. Certain commercial organizations must publish an annual statement setting out the steps they take to prevent modern slavery in their business and their supply chains. This is a requirement under Section 54 (Transparency in Supply Chains) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. This guidance helps identify if organisations need to publish a modern slavery statement and best practice guidance on producing a statement. |
Availability | ENG: https://www.gov.United Kingdom/guidance/publish-an-annual-modern-slavery-statement |
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Name of Resource | 15. Procurement Policy Note 05/19: Tackling Modern Slavery in Government Supply Chains |
Type | Guidance on policy / legislation implementation |
Country / jurisdiction | United Kingdom |
Enacting authority | Cabinet Office |
Entry into force / date of approval | 18 September 2019 |
Description | This Procurement Policy Note and guidance sets out how to identify and manage modern slavery risks in both existing contracts and new procurement activity. It applies to all central government departments, executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies. Other public sector contracting authorities may also wish to apply the approach. |
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Name of Resource | 16. Crown Commercial Service Framework Contracts |
Type | Registry / data base |
Country / jurisdiction | United Kingdom |
Enacting authority | Crown Commercial Service |
Entry into force / date of approval | August 2019 |
Description | The Crown Commercial Service (CCS), the largest public sector procurement organization in the United Kingdom, have carried out a risk assessment of their current and planned commercial agreements to identify which contracts are in the sectors and categories where there is greater risk of modern slavery occurring; compiled a list of high and medium risk framework contracts and have invited suppliers that are working under framework contracts in those sectors and categories where there is a greater risk of modern slavery to complete the Modern Slavery Assessment Tool. CCS will also be risk assessing their future framework contracts to ensure that the modern slavery risk is effectively identified and addressed in CCS’s future procurement pipeline. |
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