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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-07-07more like thismore than 2022-07-07
answering body
Home Office remove filter
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office remove filter
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Slavery more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 8 March 2022 to Question 133959 on Slavery, when she plans to introduce financial penalties for organisations that fail to meet their statutory obligations with regards to section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. more like this
tabling member constituency Neath more like this
tabling member printed
Christina Rees more like this
uin 32601 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-07-14more like thismore than 2022-07-14
answer text <p>The landmark transparency provisions contained in section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 made the UK the first country in the world to require businesses with a turnover of £36m or more to report annually on the steps they have taken to prevent modern slavery in their operations and supply chains.</p><p>To enhance the impact of transparency and accelerate action to prevent modern slavery, the Government committed to strengthening the reporting requirements contained in section 54 and introduce new measures including financial penalties for organisations that fail to meet their statutory obligation to publish modern slavery statements.</p><p>These measures require primary legislation and we intend to legislate in the forthcoming Modern Slavery Bill.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Derby North more like this
answering member printed Amanda Solloway more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-07-14T14:41:03.267Zmore like thismore than 2022-07-14T14:41:03.267Z
answering member
4372
label Biography information for Amanda Solloway more like this
tabling member
4525
label Biography information for Christina Rees more like this