Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, National Crime Agency and Border Force questioned on forced labour in UK supply chains

• Evidence session: Wednesday 23 April, 2.15pm 
• Inquiry page: Forced labour in UK supply chains 
• Watch live at www.parliamentlive.tv
• Human Rights (Joint Committee)

The Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner is responsible for encouraging best practice among the agencies and organisations tasked with tackling modern slavery and human trafficking. The National Crime Agency was established to lead the UK’s fight against serious, organised and complex crime and provide a new focus on economic crime, while Border Force secures the UK’s border by carrying out customs controls of goods entering the UK. 

The session will focus on the UK’s legislative and regulatory framework for dealing with the risks of forced labour in supply chains. It will examine the practical measures taken by law enforcement to uncover wrong-doing in supply chains and prevent goods made using forced labour from entering the UK. It will also investigate how agencies collaborate and ask if the UK’s response would be improved by the establishment of a dedicated agency.

Witnesses

From 2.15pm 

• Phillip Holliday, Central Region Director, Border Force 
• Eleanor Lyons, Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner 
• Alex Murray, Director of Threat Leadership, National Crime Agency 

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