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| For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:
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| Modern Slavery Bill, As Amended
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| To move the following Clause— |
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| | “Offence of child exploitation |
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| | (1) | A person commits an offence if they exploit a child. |
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| | (2) | It shall be such an offence even if there was no threat or use of violence, other |
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| | forms of coercion, deception or any abuse of a position of vulnerability. |
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| | (3) | A child may be in a situation of exploitation whether or not— |
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| | (a) | escape from the situation is practically possible for the child; or |
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| | (b) | the child has attempted to escape from the situation. |
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| | (4) | The consent or apparent consent of the child to the exploitation is irrelevant. |
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| | (5) | “Child Exploitation” includes but is not limited to, the exploitation of the |
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| | prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation; the exploitation of |
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| | labour or services including begging or practices similar to slavery, servitude or |
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| | forced or compulsory labour; the exploitation of or for criminal activities |
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| | including benefit fraud; the removal of organs; forced or servile marriage or |
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| | enforced surrogacy; exploitation for unlawful adoption; and exploitation by |
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| | enforced drugs smuggling, manufacture, production or distribution.” |
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| To move the following Clause— |
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| | (1) | A person commits an offence if they exploit a person by means of the threat or |
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| | use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of |
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| | the abuse of power or abuse of a position of vulnerability, or of the giving or |
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| | receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having |
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| | control over another person. |
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| | (2) | A person may be in a situation of exploitation whether or not— |
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| | (a) | escape from the situation is practically possible for the person; or |
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| | (b) | the person has attempted to escape from the situation. |
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| | (3) | The consent or apparent consent of the person of the exploitation is irrelevant |
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| | where any of the means set forth in section 9(1) has been used.” |
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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) | accountability for tackling modern slavery and forced labour, including |
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| | policy commitments, resourcing and actions to exercise due diligence; |
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| | (b) | investigation, monitoring and auditing of modern slavery and forced |
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| | labour risks in the UK and throughout their global supply chains; |
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| | (c) | support and access to remedy for victims of forced labour and modern |
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| | (d) | training of staff and suppliers, access to expertise and advice. |
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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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