Scope
Commercial organisations carrying on business in the UK with ≥£36m total turnover
UK · act
Modern Slavery Act 2015 — s.54 (TISC)
Modern Slavery Act 2015, section 54
Penalties
Secretary of State injunction; no content penalties (reform proposals unenacted)
Last verified
2026-08-25
In plain language
What this law does
Requires an annual Dictionary termSlavery and human trafficking statementstatement of steps taken during the financial year to ensure slavery and human trafficking is not taking place in the business **or supply chains**; or a statement that no steps were taken.Read the full definition describing steps taken (or none) to address Dictionary termModern slaveryModern slavery is an umbrella term for severe exploitation such as forced labour, human trafficking, slavery-like practices and servitude.Read the full definition in operations and supply chains, approved by the board, signed by a director, and published with a prominent homepage link.
Formal requirements
What the law requires
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Who and what it covers
Commercial organisations carrying on business in the UK with total turnover ≥£36m (incl. subsidiaries' turnover)
Modern Slavery Act 2015 — s.54 (Transparency in Supply Chains — TISC)
Disclosure requirements
Six areas the statement "may" cover — (s.54(5)): (a) structure, business and supply chains; (b) policies; (c) Dictionary termDue DiligenceAn ongoing, risk-based process through which an organisation identifies, prevents, mitigates, tracks and communicates how it addresses adverse impacts, and supports remediation where appropriate.Read the full definition processes; (d) parts of the business/Dictionary termSupply chainupstream focus (services, transport/logistics excluded)Read the full definition at risk and steps taken to assess/manage; (e) effectiveness (KPIs); (f) training.
Modern Slavery Act 2015 · instrument-level citation
Governance
Statement must be approved by the board (or equivalent) and signed by a director (or designated member/partner)
Modern Slavery Act 2015 — s.54 (Transparency in Supply Chains — TISC)must be published on the organisation's website with a prominent link on the homepage
Modern Slavery Act 2015 — s.54 (Transparency in Supply Chains — TISC)
Enforcement
Enforcement via Secretary of State injunction
Modern Slavery Act 2015 — s.54 (Transparency in Supply Chains — TISC)reform proposals (mandatory areas, registry) remain unenacted
Modern Slavery Act 2015 — s.54 (Transparency in Supply Chains — TISC)
Dictionary
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- Slavery and human trafficking statementModern Slavery Act 2015
Claims
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- Free from forced labourDictionary termForced labourWork or service exacted from a person under the menace of a penalty and for which that person has not offered themselves voluntarily.Read the full definition
Why this claim is connected
Statement + Dictionary termDue DiligenceAn ongoing, risk-based process through which an organisation identifies, prevents, mitigates, tracks and communicates how it addresses adverse impacts, and supports remediation where appropriate.Read the full definition ; claim-of-fact risk if incidents surface
- Sweatshop-free
Why this claim is connected
Dictionary termAudit evidenceAudit evidence is information used by an auditor or reviewer to support conclusions about whether a claim, control or disclosure is reliable.Read the full definition ; consistency with Dictionary termModern slaveryModern slavery is an umbrella term for severe exploitation such as forced labour, human trafficking, slavery-like practices and servitude.Read the full definition statement.
- Child-labour remediation programme in every sourcing regionDictionary termChild labourWork that children are too young to perform or work that, because of its nature or conditions, harms their health, safety, development or education under applicable international and national standards.Read the full definition Dictionary termRemediationRemediation is the process of addressing, correcting or making good an adverse impact after it has occurred.Read the full definition
Why this claim is connected
Programme metrics consistent with Dictionary termModern slaveryModern slavery is an umbrella term for severe exploitation such as forced labour, human trafficking, slavery-like practices and servitude.Read the full definition statement.
- Living wages across our supply chain by 2030Dictionary termSupply chainupstream focus (services, transport/logistics excluded)Read the full definition
Why this claim is connected
Wage-gap data consistent with statements.