Reading the bill’s publication files and writing a plain-English Green Book note…
Reading the bill’s publication files and writing a plain-English Green Book note…
Proposal 1389
To make provision about slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour; to make provision about human trafficking; to make provision for an Anti-slavery Commissioner; and for connected purposes.
Appraisal prepared just now from the official papers. Next scheduled update after the next sitting or within about 24 hours.
Sponsor: Home Office
Open publications on bills.parliament.ukPlain-English note and Green Book five-case reading from the official papers — the heart of this page.
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In plain English
Modern Slavery Act 2015 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Modern Slavery Act 2015 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2015 c. Slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour 2.
Restriction on exercise of functions PART 5 Protection of victims 45. Defence for slavery or trafficking victims who commit an offence 46.
Modern Slavery Act 2015 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Modern Slavery Act 2015 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2015 c. Slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour 2.
Same bill, simpler words — a deeper read without the jargon.
Imagine the country is making a new rule. This one is about: Modern Slavery Act 2015 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Modern Slavery Act 2015 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2015 c. Slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour 2.. The people who would notice most are: Restriction on exercise of functions PART 5 Protection of victims 45. Defence for slavery or trafficking victims who commit an offence 46.. If it became a real law, the everyday change would be: Modern Slavery Act 2015 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Modern Slavery Act 2015 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2015 c. Slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour 2..
Green Book 2026 · 5 Case Model
Modern Slavery Act 2015 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Modern Slavery Act 2015 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2015 c. Slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour 2.
It is currently at Royal Assent in the Unassigned, sponsored by Home Office.
Accountability · outcome beside Green Book evidence
Modern Slavery Act 2015 became law. The official papers we read covered some Green Book cases well and left gaps in others. For accountability, the outcome sits beside a mixed evidence trail — worth reading the case notes below.
Strategic: Modern Slavery Act 2015 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Modern Slavery Act 2015 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2015 c. Slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour 2.
Economic: Gap — The papers we read for this bill do not give a figure in pounds for what it would cost or save. That is not a yes or no on the bill.
Commercial: Gap — The papers we read for this bill do not say how this would be bought, contracted or put in place.
Financial: Gap — The papers we read for this bill do not say who would pay for it, or where the money would come from.
Management: Duty to notify Secretary of State about suspected victims of slavery or human trafficking 53. Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c.
This is an accountability reading, not a recommendation and not a score. It does not say whether Parliament should have passed or rejected the bill. It only sets the actual parliamentary outcome beside how complete the Green Book five-case evidence was in the official papers.
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