Home » Corporate social responsibility » Reporting @en » Great Britain: government looking to stamp out modern slavery Great Britain: government looking to stamp out modern slavery After the recent scandal surrounding the discovery of UK’s largest modern slavery network, where a gang in the West Midlands was found to have been busing over victims (400) from Poland, on 09 July the UK government announced it would be cracking down harder on corporates over the issue of slavery. Since 2015 large companies in the UK have to publish an annual report detailing their efforts to counter modern slavery, forced labor and human trafficking (c.f. article No. 9173). However the Interior Minister stated that requirements and fines could be made even stricter as the Ministry launched a new consultation that also includes broadening the scope of the legislation to encompass the public sector. Through . Published on 11 July 2019 à 14h45 - Update on 11 July 2019 à 14h03 Resources Running from 09 July until 17 September the ‘Transparency in Supply Chains’ consultation signals the government’s intention to tighten its anti-slavery legislation. Companies with more than £36 million in business revenues and which have to publish annual reports on modern slavery will be facing fresh constraints. Firstly,… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messagePhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels