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Recommendation 12
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We further recommend that the Government a) accelerate its plans to extend the reporting requirement...
Recommendation
We further recommend that the Government a) accelerate its plans to extend the reporting requirement to public bodies, b) enhance the transparency and accessibility of modern slavery statements, and c) develop options for civil penalties for non-compliance. We ask the Government to bring forward concrete plans for the Uyghur forced labour in Xinjiang and UK value chains 25 implementation of these proposals as a matter of priority. These proposals should include a commitment to creating a publicly accessible digital depository on the Government’s website containing annual modern slavery statements. (Paragraph 60) Magnitsky sanctions and international cooperation
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
13. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has worked with the Home Office to support the further development of the section 54 (Transparency in Supply Chains) provisions in the Modern Slavery Act 2015. This includes strengthening the monitoring and enforcement of the obligations on large UK businesses to publish modern slavery statements.