Debate briefing: Tenth anniversary of the Modern Slavery Act – Slavery in business supply chains
Published March 2025
The Modern Slavery Act 2015 was a significant step forward in the fight against modern slavery. However, ten years since the Act was passed there remains much to do to prevent modern slavery, protect victims and pursue offenders. At the time the Modern Slavery Act was world-leading in respect of businesses’ responsibilities for reporting their response to modern slavery. However, it has not had as much impact as had been hoped and other jurisdictions have since introduced more comprehensive regulatory frameworks. The UK risks being left behind and becoming a dumping ground for goods produced through forced labour.