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Modern Slavery Act 2015

Government Bill

Originated in the House of Commons, Session 2014-15

Act of Parliament (1)

Full text of the Act of Parliament as passed by Parliament (this is the Act in its original state. The Act may have been amended by another Act and any such amendments are not shown in this version).

Modern Slavery Act 2015 c.30
30 March 2015
Commons

Full text of the Bill as introduced and further versions of the Bill as it is reprinted to incorporate amendments (proposals for change) made during its passage through Parliament.

HL Bill 104 2014-15 - Commons Disagreement and Amendments in Lieu
17 March 2015
Lords
6 March 2015
Commons
27 February 2015
Lords
HL Bill 69 2014-15 (as amended in Committee)
11 December 2014
Lords
HL Bill 51 2014-15, as brought from the Commons
6 November 2014
Lords
Bill 96 2014-15 [as amended in Public Bill Committee]
15 October 2014
Commons
10 June 2014
Commons

Tracked changes versions of the Bill, showing amendments made in Committee of the whole House and in Public Bill Committees in the House of Commons. Please note that these are unofficial versions and may not be completely accurate.

Version of the bill showing changes made in committee
15 October 2014
Commons

Documents to explain the purpose of the Bill.

6 March 2015
Commons
HL Bill 51-EN 2014-15, Explanatory Notes to the Bill
6 November 2014
Lords

In the House of Commons, amendments are grouped together so that amendments relating to a particular topic or issue are discussed together.

Consideration of Lords Amendments
17 March 2015
Commons
Consideration on Report
4 November 2014
Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 5
13 October 2014
Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 4
10 September 2014
Commons
Consideration in Committee - Selection 3
8 September 2014
Commons
Consideration in Committee - Selection 2
4 September 2014
Commons
Consideration in Committee - Selection 1 (revised)
1 September 2014
Commons

Full list of amendment papers relating to the Bill. Individual amendment papers will be replaced with consolidated lists before the amendments are discussed. Page and line references in amendment papers refer to the PDF version of the Bill.

Marshalled List of Motions and Amendments to be moved on consideration of Commons Disagreement and Amendments in Lieu
25 March 2015
Lords
Motions and Amendments to be moved on consideration of Commons Disagreement and Amendments in Lieu
20 March 2015
Lords
Consideration of Lords Amendments at 17 March 2015
17 March 2015
Commons
Notices of Amendments given up to and including 13 March 2015
14 March 2015
Commons
Provisional Notices of Amendments and Added Names as at 13 March 2015
13 March 2015
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 12 March 2015
13 March 2015
Commons
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Third Reading
4 March 2015
Lords
3 March 2015
Lords
28 February 2015
Lords
Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report
24 February 2015
Lords
Revised Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report
21 February 2015
Lords
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report
20 February 2015
Lords
17 February 2015
Lords
14 February 2015
Lords
12 February 2015
Lords
11 February 2015
Lords
10 February 2015
Lords
7 February 2015
Lords
6 February 2015
Lords
3 February 2015
Lords
6 January 2015
Lords
18 December 2014
Lords
17 December 2014
Lords
Amendment to be moved in Committee [Supplementary to the Fourth Marshalled List]
10 December 2014
Lords
Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee
9 December 2014
Lords
Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee
5 December 2014
Lords
Amendments to be moved in Committee [Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List]
3 December 2014
Lords
Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee
2 December 2014
Lords
Amendments to be moved in Committee [Supplementary to the Marshalled List]
29 November 2014
Lords
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee
28 November 2014
Lords
27 November 2014
Lords
26 November 2014
Lords
25 November 2014
Lords
22 November 2014
Lords
21 November 2014
Lords
Consideration of Bill as at 4 November 2014
4 November 2014
Commons
Provisional Notices of Amendments and Added Names as at 31 October 2014
31 October 2014
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 30 October 2014
31 October 2014
Commons
Notices of Amendments given up to and including 31 October 2014
31 October 2014
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 28 October 2014
29 October 2014
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 16 October 2014
17 October 2014
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 15 October 2014
16 October 2014
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 14 October 2014
14 October 2014
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 9 October 2014
9 October 2014
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 11 September 2014
12 September 2014
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments for 11 September 2014
11 September 2014
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 9 September 2014
10 September 2014
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 9 September 2014
9 September 2014
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 4 September 2014
5 September 2014
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 4 September 2014
4 September 2014
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 2 September 2014
3 September 2014
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 2 September 2014
2 September 2014
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 28 August 2014
29 August 2014
Commons
Notices of Amendments given up to and including 17 July 2014
18 July 2014
Commons
Public Bill Committee amendments for 21 July 2014
18 July 2014
Commons

Details of proceedings in Public Bill Committee or Committee of the whole House, on any report (consideration) stage, and on any consideration of Lords Amendments or any subsequent Lords Messages. The documents contain the text of amendments considered at each sitting and show whether it was agreed to, negatived (not agreed), not called, not moved or withdrawn.

Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 17 March 2014
18 March 2015
Commons
Report Stage Proceedings as at 4 November 2014
5 November 2014
Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 14 October 2014
15 October 2014
Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 11 September 2014
12 September 2014
Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 9 September 2014
10 September 2014
Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 4 September 2014
5 September 2014
Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 2 September 2014
3 September 2014
Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 21 July 2014
22 July 2014
Commons

House of Commons Library and House of Lords Library briefing papers aim to be politically impartial, containing factual information as well as a range of opinions on each subject. Briefing papers on Bills are produced before Second Reading and, in the Commons, after Committee Stage.

Library Note 2014/035
13 November 2014
Lords
Briefing Paper on progress of the Bill
28 October 2014
Commons
Briefing Paper on Second Reading
2 July 2014
Commons

Archive of press notices related to the Bill.

Modern Slavery Bill evidence programme announced
18 July 2014
Commons
Have your say on the Modern Slavery Bill
9 July 2014
Commons

Written submissions from outside bodies and individuals are circulated to MPs appointed to examine the Bill during committee stage in a Public Bill Committee. The following written submissions were sent to this committee.

Commons Committee stage

Written Evidence: consolidated pdf version
17 October 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: Joseph Rowntree Foundation MS25
15 October 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: TRAC (Trafficking - Raising Awareness and Campaigning) MS26
15 October 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: The Rotarian Action Group Against Child Slavery MS27
15 October 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: Dr Virginia Mantouvalou MS28
15 October 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: Geoffrey Knipe MS29
15 October 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: EEF MS30
15 October 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: Hibiscus Initiatives MS31
15 October 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: Al-Khoei Foundation MS32
15 October 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: Association of Labour Providers MS33
15 October 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: Adam Simmonds, Police and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire MS34
15 October 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: Hope for Justice MS35
15 October 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: Dr Julinda Beqiraj MS36
15 October 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: The Information Commissioner MS37
15 October 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: Ethical Trading Initiative MS23
15 October 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: Doctors of the World MS24
15 October 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: Christine Beddoe MS20
17 September 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: Homeworkers Worldwide MS21
17 September 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: UK Network of Sex Work Projects MS22
17 September 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: Kalayaan MS 18
9 September 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: PWC MS19
9 September 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: CARE MS04
2 September 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: Dr Andrew Rowland MS05
2 September 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: UNICEF UK MS06
2 September 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: Unseen MS07
2 September 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: British Medical Assocation MS08
2 September 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: Law Society MS09
2 September 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: Liberty MS10
2 September 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: Amnesty International UK MS11
2 September 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: Immigration Law Practitioners' Association MS12
2 September 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: Justice MS14
2 September 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: Restore MS15
2 September 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: ShareAction MS13
2 September 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: Justice MS14
2 September 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: Restore MS15
2 September 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: Peter L. Talibart MS16
2 September 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group MS17
2 September 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: Professor Jean Allain MS01
22 July 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: Peter Carter QC MS02
22 July 2014
Commons
Written Evidence: Nadine Finch MS03
22 July 2014
Commons

List of related Impact Assessments

Impact Assessment (revised)
30 October 2014
Impact Assessment
10 June 2014

Full transcripts

Commons Committee stage

16 October 2014
Commons
15 October 2014
Commons
12 September 2014
Commons
12 September 2014
Commons
10 September 2014
Commons
10 September 2014
Commons
5 September 2014
Commons
5 September 2014
Commons
3 September 2014
Commons
3 September 2014
Commons
22 July 2014
Commons

Commons 1st reading

10 June 2014
Commons

Commons 2nd reading

8 July 2014
Commons

Commons Programme motion

Programme motion
8 July 2014
Commons

Commons Money resolution

Money resolution
8 July 2014
Commons

Commons Programme motion

Programme motion (No.2)
4 November 2014
Commons

Commons Report stage

4 November 2014
Commons

Commons 3rd reading

4 November 2014
Commons

Lords 1st reading

5 November 2014
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

17 November 2014
Lords

Lords Committee stage

Committee: 4th sitting
10 December 2014
Lords
Committee: 3rd sitting
8 December 2014
Lords
Committee: 2nd sitting
3 December 2014
Lords
Committee: 1st sitting
1 December 2014
Lords

Lords Report stage

Report: 2nd sitting
25 February 2015
Lords
Report: 1st sitting
23 February 2015
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

4 March 2015
Lords

Commons Programme motion

Programme motion
17 March 2015
Commons

Commons Consideration of Lords amendments

17 March 2015
Commons

Lords Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons

25 March 2015
Lords

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Royal Assent

26 March 2015