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As well as imposing punitive fines for non-compliance with the reporting elements of the Modern...
Recommendation
As well as imposing punitive fines for non-compliance with the reporting elements of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, we recommend that the Government introduce new legislation that will create a legal requirement for businesses and public sector bodies to take concrete measures to prevent and remove the use of forced labour in their value chains. This new duty should be backed up by meaningful sanctions and penalties for non-compliance.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
We will continue to keep our policy on due diligence under review. In doing so, the Government will remain sensitive to the overall burden of regulation on UK businesses and we would need to be persuaded that any proposals to mandate supply chain due diligence in UK law are practical, proportionate and would deliver tangible improvements to the protection of people’s rights in the UK and elsewhere in the world.
Source
Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
Inquiry
Xinjiang detention camps
Report
Second Report - Never Again: The UK’s Responsibility to Act on Atrocities in Xinjiang and Beyond
08 Jul 2021
HC 198
Addressee Bodies
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Timeline
Recommendation age
4.9 yrs
Report published
08 Jul 2021