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<p>The Government does not monitor compliance with section 54 of the Modern Slavery
Act 2015. The legislation was designed to harness pressure from civil society and
we are pleased that NGOs are using company statements to hold businesses to account.
Two independent repository websites have been set up to collate these statements.
The Government is not involved in running or funding either website. Both websites
make different estimates of the total number of statements published so far. The latest
estimates can be accessed online at <a href="http://www.modernslaveryregistry.org"
target="_blank">http://www.modernslaveryregistry.org</a> and <a href="https://tiscreport.org"
target="_blank">https://tiscreport.org</a></p><p>The Government is committed to working
with businesses and civil society to drive greater compliance and higher quality reporting.
The Home Secretary has established the ‘Business Against Slavery Forum’ with CEOs
of 13 large multi-national corporations, which aims to accelerate progress in tackling
modern slavery, by sharing best practice and offering support to smaller businesses.
In October 2017 we wrote to over 10,000 businesses reminding them of their obligations
to report and will be undertaking more direct communication activity this year.</p>
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