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<p>I regularly meet ministerial colleagues to discuss important issues of common interest.
However, it is a fundamental and longstanding principle of our system of Government
that the fact of whether the Law Officers have advised on a particular issue is, by
convention, not disclosed outside Government, without their consent. The Convention
provides the fullest guarantee that government business will be conducted at all times
in light of thorough and candid legal advice in circumstances in which Ministers and
Law Officers can be fully open with one another.</p><p>The Government is committed
to tackling modern slavery in supply chains. On 26 March 2020, we became the first
country to publish a Government Modern Slavery Statement setting out the steps we
have taken to identify and prevent modern slavery in our own supply chains. From September
2021 onwards, Ministerial departments will publish their own annual statements setting
out the steps they have taken in their priority risk areas.</p><p> </p><p>The Home
Office is working with DHSC, NHS and external experts to develop tailored training
and guidance for HMG buyers and suppliers on best practice approaches to preventing
modern slavery in PPE supply chains.</p>
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