Corporate report

UK government modern slavery statement 2019 to 2020

The statement outlines action taken by the UK government to ensure we do not fund criminals who exploit vulnerable workers.

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

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UK government modern slavery statement 2019 to 2020

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Large businesses are required to report annually on the steps they have taken to prevent modern slavery in their operations and global supply chains.

The UK government’s statement assesses the risk of modern slavery across around £50 billion of its annual spending.

It sets out the government’s efforts towards eradicating modern slavery from its supply chains, including:

  • direct engagement with around 400 suppliers
  • training over 250 government commercial staff

Updates to this page

Published 26 March 2020
Last updated 25 November 2021 + show all updates
  1. Added link to the government's modern slavery statement progress report.

  2. First published.

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