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Modern Slavery Act 2015: new transparency requirements for suppliers of goods and services

United Kingdom
25/02/2016
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This article was produced by Olswang LLP, which joined with CMS on 1 May 2017.

Chaired by Partner Katie Nagy de Nagybaczon, this webinar is a panel discussion of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 featuring Partners Dan Tench and Melanie Lane and Senior Associate Tomos Jones.





Recorded by Olswang LLP on 25 February 2016, the webinar looks at the practical implications of the requirement for large commercial organisations carrying on business in the UK to publish an annual slavery and trafficking statement, for financial years ending 31 March 2016 onwards.



The session covers:


  • The basics: which organisations are in scope? What’s the deadline?
  • What to include in a statement
  • Auditing and policies
  • Impact for retailers
  • Employment angles
  • Reputation angles
  • Benchmarking and good practice initiatives

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