Government's longstanding position is that no UK businesses should be complicit in forced labour and human rights violations. The UK's current legislation under Section 54 of the 2015 Modern Slavery Act drives industry action to use due diligence and transparency as the means of tackling forced labour in global supply chains.

Although Government itself does not hold information on specific operators, Government is clear that all UK businesses should respect human rights throughout their operations and supply chain relationships with overseas suppliers in line with the OECD Guidelines on Responsible Business Conduct and UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

Government continues to tackle forced labour violations head on and launched the Responsible Business Conduct Review in last year's Trade Strategy. The appraisal is ongoing and will provide an actor agnostic and neutral appraisal of the UK’s current policy. It will consider alternative options for enhancing UK’s role in reducing forced labour in global supply chains.