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Modern Slavery (Transparency in Supply Chains) Bill [HL]

A Bill to require commercial organisations and public bodies to include a statement on slavery and human trafficking in their annual report and accounts; and to require contracting authorities to exclude from procurement procedures economic operators who have not provided such a statement; and for connected purposes.

In progress Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)

The story so farThe Modern Slavery (Transparency in Supply Chains) Bill was introduced in the House of Lords on 23 May 2016 by Baroness Young of Hornsey (Crossbench). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Lords 23 May 2016
  2. 2nd reading Lords 8 Jul 2016
  3. Order of Commitment discharged Lords 7 Nov 2016
  4. 3rd reading Lords 22 Nov 2016
  5. 1st reading Commons 30 Nov 2016
  6. 2nd reading Commons Current

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 28 Mar 2017.