This bill toughens enforcement of modern slavery reporting by making false statements criminal, requiring supply chain transparency standards, and allowing the anti-slavery commissioner to warn and penalise companies failing to comply.
A Bill to prohibit the falsification of slavery and human trafficking statements; to establish minimum standards of transparency in supply chains in relation to modern slavery and human trafficking; to prohibit companies using supply chains which fail to demonstrate minimum standards of transparency; and for connected purposes
Status: In Progress
Current House: Lords
Stage: 1st reading
Sponsored by: Lord Alton of Liverpool
Introduced: 2021-06-15