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<p> </p><p>We do not hold central information on the number of audits commissioned
or auditing steps taken regarding publically funded projects, as these would be a
matter for individual contracting authorities to commission.</p><p> </p><p>All suppliers
are required to comply with UK law, including relevant human rights and employment
rights law. Social, environmental and ethical issues are taken into account in the
procurement process, where relevant and proportionate.</p><p> </p><p>In particular,
EU procurement rules require contracting authorities to exclude suppliers that have
been convicted of certain offences, and allow authorities to exclude suppliers for
grave professional misconduct. The new EU procurement Directives, which are currently
being transposed into UK law, update the mandatory exclusion offences to explicitly
include offences of "trafficking in human beings".</p><p> </p>
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