United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 174275
Slavery
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23 March 2021
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31 March 2021 · Answer
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31 March 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of using blockchain technology to increase the transparency of supply chains and help prevent modern slavery.
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23 March 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of using blockchain technology to increase the transparency of supply chains and help prevent modern slavery.
Source: Commons
31 March 2021
Answer
The UK was the first country in the world to require businesses to report on the steps they have taken to tackle modern slavery. The landmark provision in section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 requires businesses, in all sectors, including the textile...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-03-23/174275
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1305331
- uk · wq-1305331 · source updated 31 March 2021