Corporate Non Compliance with Section 54 Modern Slavery Act 2015: "Nobody's kicking our ass"

Lawson, Karen; Walsh, D.

Corporate Non Compliance with Section 54 Modern Slavery Act 2015: "Nobody's kicking our ass"

dc.contributor.author	Lawson, Karen
dc.contributor.author	Walsh, D.
dc.date.acceptance	2024-05-31
dc.date.accessioned	2024-06-24T15:53:16Z
dc.date.available	2024-06-24T15:53:16Z
dc.date.issued	2024-06
dc.description.abstract	Section 54 of the UK’s Modern Slavery Act requires certain companies to publish annual statements, detailing steps taken to manage risks of modern slavery. However, many companies still have yet to fulfill their most basic legal requirements. Prior research has largely examined the quality of published statements; thus, the reasons and remedies for non-compliance are not wholly understood. The present study directly sought the views of non-compliant companies, finding apathy and the lack of repercussions for non-compliance as central to their continuing inertia. We also argue for a number of measures, including stronger penalties and enforcement, to increase compliance rates.
dc.exception.reason	Journal has no open access policy. Journal articles are freely available on journal webpages
dc.funder	No external funder
dc.identifier.citation	Lawson, K. and Walsh, D. (2024) Corporate Non-Compliance With Section 54 Modern Slavery Act 2015: "Nobody's kicking our ass". Journal of Modern Slavery, 9 (2)
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/2086/23959
dc.language.iso	en
dc.peerreviewed	Yes
dc.publisher	Journal of Modern Slavery
dc.researchinstitute	Centre for Law, Justice and Society
dc.rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International	en
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subject	Modern slavery
dc.subject	Modern Slavery Act
dc.subject	Section 54
dc.subject	non-compliance
dc.subject	enforcement
dc.title	Corporate Non Compliance with Section 54 Modern Slavery Act 2015: "Nobody's kicking our ass"
dc.type	Article