Modern Slavery Act 2015 Debate

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Department: Home Office

Modern Slavery Act 2015

Baroness Butler-Sloss Excerpts
Wednesday 13th April 2016

(8 years, 7 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Keen of Elie Portrait Lord Keen of Elie
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There never was an intention to establish any central monitoring system with respect to these provisions. The idea was that there should be far more carrot than stick, and that peer pressure should be brought to bear on companies in order that they address their responsibilities. This was not intended to be some sort of tick-box mechanism whereby they simply put a form into a central repository. However, every company or organisation will be required to have a prominent place on their website to which members of the public may go to establish that the statement required by Part 6 has been made.

Baroness Butler-Sloss Portrait Baroness Butler-Sloss (CB)
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What progress is being made towards having a national website on which every business that has to have this message can put it?

Lord Keen of Elie Portrait Lord Keen of Elie
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There is at present no intention that there should be such a national website.