Scope
Commercial organisations carrying on business in the UK with ≥£36m total turnover
UK · act
Modern Slavery Act 2015 — s.54 (TISC)
Modern Slavery Act 2015, section 54
In forceApplies 2015-10-29
Penalties
Secretary of State injunction; no content penalties (reform proposals unenacted)
Last verified
2026-08-22
In plain language
What this law does
Requires an annual slavery and human-trafficking statement describing steps taken (or none) to address modern slavery in operations and supply chains, approved by the board, signed by a director, and published with a prominent homepage link.
Core obligations
Annual statement covering (optionally) six s.54(5) areas: structure/supply chains; policies; due diligence; risk assessment; effectiveness/KPIs; training; board approval; homepage publication
Dictionary
Terms defined in this law
- Commercial organisations carrying on business in the UK with **total turnover ≥£36m** (incl. subsidiaries' turnover).Modern Slavery Act 2015
- Statement must be **approved by the board** (or equivalent) and **signed by a director** (or designated member/partner); must be published on the organisation's website with a **prominent link on the homepage**.Modern Slavery Act 2015
- Enforcement via Secretary of State injunction; reform proposals (mandatory areas, registry) remain unenactedModern Slavery Act 2015
- Slavery and human trafficking statementModern Slavery Act 2015
- Six areas the statement "may" coverModern Slavery Act 2015
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