Commercial organisations with a year end of 31 March 2016 were required to publish a statement under section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (MSA).

This note provides more detail on what is required from an organistion to publish its slavery statement. This note combines the requirements of the MSA, the UK ‘Transparency in Supply Chains’ guidance and civil society guidance ‘Beyond Compliance: Effective Reporting under the Modern Slavery Act’.