Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords
Publisher : The Stationery Office
ISBN 13 : 0108555569
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (85 download)
Book Synopsis HLB 51 - Modern Slavery Bill by : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords
Download or read book HLB 51 - Modern Slavery Bill written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2014 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bill is in seven parts. Part 1 consolidates the current offences of slavery and human trafficking whilst increasing the maximum penalty for such offences. Part 2 provides for two new civil preventative orders, the Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Order and the Slavery and Trafficking Risk Order. Part 3 provides for new maritime enforcement powers in relation to ships. Part 4 establishes the office of Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner and sets out the functions of the Commissioner. Part 5 introduces a number of measures focussed on supporting and protecting victims, including statutory defence for slavery or trafficking victims and special measures for witnesses in criminal proceedings. Part 6 requires certain businesses to disclose what activity they are undertaking to eliminate slavery and trafficking from their supply chain and their own business. Part 7 relates to general matters such as consequential provision and commencement