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Name of Resource | Circular 20/2019: Promoting the use of Environmental and Social Considerations in Public Procurement |
Type | Policy |
Country / jurisdiction | Ireland |
Enacting authority | Department of Public Expenditure and Reform |
Entry into force / date of approval | October 2019 |
Description | The purpose of this circular is to promote the wider use of environmental and social considerations in public procurement. While the Circular pays particular regard to Green Public Procurement, it recognises that there are also possibilities for public bodies to deliver wider social aims through their procurement processes. While Trafficking of Human Beings is not specifically called out in the Circular it is regarded as falling within the area of social considerations and thus Government departments can refer to the circular to support consideration of THB in their public procurement. This is best done in conjunction with the Office of Government Procurement’s Information Note on Incorporating Social Considerations into Public Procurement. |
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