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| | | (d) | manufactured in the circumstances described in subsection (1). |
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| | | (3) | The Secretary of State shall by regulations establish a process whereby a petition |
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| | | can be made by any person, public authority or organisation who has reason to |
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| | | believe that goods produced or sourced in the circumstances in subsection (1) are |
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| | | being or are likely to be imported into the UK to communicate these concerns to |
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| | | (4) | A communication under subsection (3) shall contain— |
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| | | (a) | a full statement of reasons for the claim, |
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| | | (b) | a detailed description or example of the product, and |
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| | | (c) | all relevant information regarding the production of the good.” |
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| | | This would allow for the banning of the import of any product produced by slavery, convict, forced |
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| | | “Legal liability for the beneficiaries of slavery |
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| | | (1) | The Secretary of State shall within six months of this Act coming into force bring |
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| | | forward regulations to ensure that a person benefiting from an offence under |
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| | | section 1 or 2 of this Act committed by a third party shall have committed an |
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| | | (a) | the third party acted for that person’s benefit, |
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| | | (b) | their lack of supervision or control made possible the committing of the |
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| | | offence by the third party. |
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| | | (2) | Regulations under subsection (1) shall not be made unless a draft has been laid |
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| | | before and approved by both Houses of Parliament.” |
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| | | This new clause requires the Secretary of State to bring forward measures along the lines set out |
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| | | in EU Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing trafficking in human beings. |
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| | To move the following Clause— |
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| | | “Provision of NHS services to victims of modern slavery |
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| | | Where a provider of services, to which section 175 of the National Health Service |
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| | | Act 2006 relates, believes that a person may be a victim of slavery or human |
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| | | trafficking, no charge may be made under that section for services from that |
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| | | provider to that person.” |
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| | To move the following Clause— |
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| | | “Duty on large UK companies to report efforts to eradicate modern slavery and |
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| | | (1) | The Secretary of State must, not later than 5 October 2015— |
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| | | (a) | make regulations under section 416(4) of the Companies Act 2006 (c. 46) |
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| | | requiring the directors’ report of a company to contain such information |
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| | | as may be specified in the regulations about modern slavery and forced |
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| | | labour in the supply chain for which the company is responsible, or |
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| | | (b) | lay before Parliament a report explaining why no such regulations have |
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| | | (2) | Regulations made under section (1)(a) must be in force in relation to quoted |
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| | | companies by 6 January 2016 and in relation to large private companies as the |
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| | | Secretary of State believes to be appropriate by 2 January 2018. |
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| | | (3) | Subsection (1)(a) is complied with if regulations are made containing provision |
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| | | in relation to the company’s reporting of work in the following areas— |
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| | | (a) | verification and evaluation of supply chains to address the risks of |
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| | | modern slavery and forced labour; |
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| | | (b) | auditing of suppliers; |
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| | | (c) | certification of goods and services purchased from suppliers; |
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| | | (d) | accountability for modern slavery issues within the company; and |
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| | | (e) | staff training and qualification. |
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| | | (4) | No regulations made under this section shall apply to small companies as defined |
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| | | by section 381 of the Companies Act 2006 (c. 46).” |
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| | To move the following Clause— |
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| | | “Protection from slavery from overseas domestic workers |
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| | | (1) | All overseas and domestic workers including those working for staff of |
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| | | diplomatic missions shall be entitled to— |
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| | | (a) | change their employer (but not work sector) while in the United |
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| | | (b) | renew their domestic worker or diplomatic domestic worker visa for a |
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| | | period up to 12 months as long as they remain in employment and are |
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| | | able to support themselves adequately without recourse to public funds; |
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| | | (c) | a three month temporary visa permitting them to live in the United |
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| | | Kingdom for the purposes of seeking alternative employment as an |
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| | | overseas domestic worker where there is evidence that the worker has |
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| | | been a victim of modern slavery.” |
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| | | Order of the House [8 July 2014] |
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| | | That the following provisions shall apply to the the Modern Slavery Bill:— |
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| | | 1. | The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee. |
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| | | Proceedings in Public Bill Committee |
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| | | 2. | Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously |
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| | | concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 14 October 2014. |
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| | | 3. | The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on |
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| | | Consideration and Third Reading |
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| | | 4. | Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be |
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| | | brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the |
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| | | day on which those proceedings are commenced. |
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| | | 5. | Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be |
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| | | brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption of that day. |
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| | | 6. | Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to |
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| | | proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading. |
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| | | 7. | Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on |
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| | | consideration of Lords Amendments or any further message from the Lords) |
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| | | Order of the Committee [21 July 2014] |
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| | | (1) | the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 3.30pm on Monday 21 |
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| | | (a) | at 9.25 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 2 September; |
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| | | (b) | at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 4 September; |
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| | | (c) | at 9.25 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 9 September; |
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| | | (d) | at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 11 September; |
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| | | (e) | at 9.25 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 14 October; |
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| | | (2) | the Committee shall hear oral eveidence on Monday 21 July in accordance |
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| Alison Saunders, Director of Public |
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| Church of England; Catholic |
| | | | | | Bishops for England and Wales |
| | | | | Until not later than 5.30 pm |
| Centre for Social Justice; Kalayaan; |
| | | | | | | | | | | Until no later than 6.00 pm |
| Nadine Finch, Garden Court |
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| | | (3) | proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the |
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| | | following order; Clauses 1 to 13; Schedule 1; Clauses 14 and 15; Schedule 2; |
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| | | Clauses 16 to 39; Schedule 3; Clauses 40 to 46; Schedule 4; Clauses 47 to 51; |
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| | | new Clauses; new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill. |
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| | | (4) | the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a |
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| | | conclusion at 5.00 pm on Tuesday 14 October. |
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| | | The following Notices were withdrawn on 11 September: |
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| | | The following Notices were withdrawn on 9 October: |
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