House of Commons Amendments

Session 2014 - 15
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553

House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given on

Thursday 16 October 2014

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:

551-52

Consideration of Bill

Modern Slavery Bill, As Amended

Diana Johnson

Mr David Hanson

Phil Wilson

Sarah Champion

NC3

To move the following Clause—

“Offence of child exploitation

(1)
A person commits an offence if they exploit a child.

(2)
It shall be such an offence even if there was no threat or use of violence, other

forms of coercion, deception or any abuse of a position of vulnerability.

(3)
A child may be in a situation of exploitation whether or not—

(a)
escape from the situation is practically possible for the child; or

(b)
the child has attempted to escape from the situation.

(4)
The consent or apparent consent of the child to the exploitation is irrelevant.

(5)
“Child Exploitation” includes but is not limited to, the exploitation of the

prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation; the exploitation of

labour or services including begging or practices similar to slavery, servitude or

forced or compulsory labour; the exploitation of or for criminal activities

including benefit fraud; the removal of organs; forced or servile marriage or

enforced surrogacy; exploitation for unlawful adoption; and exploitation by

enforced drugs smuggling, manufacture, production or distribution.”

Diana Johnson

Mr David Hanson

Phil Wilson

NC4

To move the following Clause—

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, continued

“Offence of exploitation

(1)
A person commits an offence if they exploit a person by means of the threat or

use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of

the abuse of power or abuse of a position of vulnerability, or of the giving or

receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having

control over another person.

(2)
A person may be in a situation of exploitation whether or not—

(a)
escape from the situation is practically possible for the person; or

(b)
the person has attempted to escape from the situation.

(3)
The consent or apparent consent of the person of the exploitation is irrelevant

where any of the means set forth in section 9(1) has been used.”

Diana Johnson

Mr David Hanson

Phil Wilson

NC5

To move the following Clause—

“Duty on large UK companies to report efforts to eradicate modern slavery and

forced labour

(1)
The Secretary of State must, not later than 5 October 2015,—

(a)
make regulations under section 416(4) of the Companies Act 2006 (c. 46)

requiring the directors’ report of a company to contain such information

as may be specified in the regulations about modern slavery and forced

labour in the supply chain for which the company is responsible, or

(b)
lay before Parliament a report explaining why no such regulations have

been made.

(2)
Regulations made under section (1)(a) must be in force in relation to quoted

companies by 6 January 2016 and in relation to large private companies as the

Secretary of State believes to be appropriate by 2 January 2018.

(3)
Subsection (1)(a) is complied with if regulations are made containing provision

in relation to the company’s reporting of work in the following areas—

(a)
accountability for tackling modern slavery and forced labour, including

policy commitments, resourcing and actions to exercise due diligence;

(b)
investigation, monitoring and auditing of modern slavery and forced

labour risks in the UK and throughout their global supply chains;

(c)
support and access to remedy for victims of forced labour and modern

slavery; and

(d)
training of staff and suppliers, access to expertise and advice.

(4)
No regulations made under this section shall apply to small companies as defined

by section 381 of the Companies Act 2006 (c. 46).”



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