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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2018-09-04more like thismore than 2018-09-04
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 16 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Christopher Allen more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they have taken to ensure that the South Sudanese authorities conducted a satisfactory investigation in relation to the killing of the British citizen, Christopher Allen, in August 2017. more like this
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Baroness Northover more like this
star this property uin HL9993 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-09-12more like thismore than 2018-09-12
star this property answer text <p>​US consular services contacted the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for advice regarding Christopher Allen’s death in South Sudan, a dual US/UK national. Consular assistance was provided by the US consular services in Sudan and the USA, following the decision by the family to repatriate Mr Allen to the USA.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
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HL9994 remove filter
HL9995 more like this
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less than 2018-09-12T15:44:14.23Zmore like thismore than 2018-09-12T15:44:14.23Z
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4210
star this property label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
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2539
star this property label Biography information for Baroness Northover more like this
1249002
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2020-11-04more like thismore than 2020-11-04
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Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 1 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Slavery: Companies more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the process for a complaint to be made against a company that has failed to make a disclosure under section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act. more like this
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Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton more like this
star this property uin HL9993 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2020-11-18more like thismore than 2020-11-18
star this property answer text <p>The landmark transparency provisions contained in section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 established the UK as the first country in the world to require businesses to report annually on their work to prevent and address modern slavery in their operations and supply chains.</p><p>Under the current provisions, if a commercial organisation does not comply with the duty to provide a modern slavery statement, the Home Secretary can apply for a court injunction which mandates compliance. The Government has also committed to considering enforcement options in line with the ongoing development of the Single Enforcement Body for employment rights, led by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.</p><p>However, if someone has concerns about an organisation’s modern slavery statement they could write to the Board of Directors (or equivalent) as the Act requires a modern slavery statement to be approved by the Board and signed by a Director (or equivalent) to ensure senior level accountability for modern slavery. The Government expects an organisation’s senior leadership to take responsibility for their company’s modern slavery statement to ensure they are a fair reflection of the circumstances and the action they are taking.</p><p>The Independent Review of the Modern Slavery Act, which was commissioned in 2018 and delivered its final report in 2019, credited section 54 with making modern slavery “a business-critical issue” and increasing “board-level scrutiny and engagement.”</p><p>The Independent Review also made recommendations designed to improve the effectiveness of the Act’s transparency provisions. The Government accepted the majority of the Review’s recommendations and on 9 July 2019 the Home Office launched a public consultation seeking views on proposals to strengthen the Act’s transparency legislation.</p><p>Following widespread support from a broad coalition of business, civil society and public sector respondents, the Government response, published on 22 September 2020, committed to taking forwards an ambitious package of changes to strengthen and future-proof transparency, including:</p><ul><li>Extending the reporting requirement to public bodies with a budget of £36 million or more;</li><li>Mandating the specific reporting topics statements must cover;</li><li>Requiring organisations to publish their statement on the new Government digital reporting service;</li><li>Setting a single reporting deadline by which all modern slavery statements must be published.</li></ul><p>Addressing modern slavery risks is a complex, long-term task, and the new measures are designed to incentivise organisations to demonstrate year-on-year progress in key areas and take targeted action based on where their risks are highest.</p>
star this property answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
star this property grouped question UIN HL9994 more like this
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less than 2020-11-18T17:46:30.583Zmore like thismore than 2020-11-18T17:46:30.583Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton more like this
967506
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2018-09-04more like thismore than 2018-09-04
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 16 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Christopher Allen more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance they have provided to the family of the British citizen, Christopher Allen, who was killed in South Sudan in August 2017. more like this
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Baroness Northover more like this
star this property uin HL9995 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-09-12more like thismore than 2018-09-12
star this property answer text <p>​US consular services contacted the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for advice regarding Christopher Allen’s death in South Sudan, a dual US/UK national. Consular assistance was provided by the US consular services in Sudan and the USA, following the decision by the family to repatriate Mr Allen to the USA.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
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HL9993 more like this
HL9994 remove filter
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less than 2018-09-12T15:44:14.34Zmore like thismore than 2018-09-12T15:44:14.34Z
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4210
star this property label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
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2539
star this property label Biography information for Baroness Northover more like this