Committees

Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains

Inquiry

The inquiry will examine the UK’s current legal and voluntary framework in relation to forced labour in international supply chains, and whether it is effective in managing forced labour exposure risks in the UK market, or if changes are required. 

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Friday 14 February 2025.

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Past events

Wednesday 7 May 2025
2:00pm Private
2:15pm Public
Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains - Oral evidence 7 May 2025
2:15pm
  • Sarah Jones (Minister for Industry at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Department for Business and Trade)
  • Daniel Cox (Deputy Director at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
  • Matthew Davies (Director of Trans-Pacific Negotiations and Policy at Department for Business and Trade)
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 23 April 2025
2:00pm Private
2:15pm Public
Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains - Oral evidence 23 April 2025
2:15pm
  • Eleanor Lyons, Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner
  • Alex Murray (Director of Threat Leadership at National Crime Agency)
  • Phillip Holliday (Central Region Director at Border Force)
Room 5, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 19 March 2025
2:00pm Private
2:15pm Public
Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains - Oral evidence 19 March 2025
2:15pm
  • Katharine Bryant (Director of Operations at Walk Free)
  • John Morrison (CEO at Institute for Human Rights and Business)
  • Chris Hewett (Co-Chair at Solar Taskforce)
  • J.J. Messner de Latour (Sector Lead, Purchasing at Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA))
Room 5, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 5 March 2025
2:15pm Public
Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains - Oral evidence 5 March 2025
2:15pm
  • Professor Olga Martin-Ortega (Leader of the Business, Human Rights and Environment Research Group at University of Greenwich)
  • Mr Oliver Holland (Partner at Leigh Day)
3:15pm
  • Dr Roger Barker (Director of Policy and Corporate Governance at Institute of Directors (IoD))
  • Mr Craig Melson (Associate Director at techUK)
  • Mr Scott Steedman CBE (Director-General at British Standards Institution (BSI))
Room 5, Palace of Westminster

Contact us

The Committee is unable to look into individual cases

  • Email: jchr@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 0207 219 2793 (general enquiries) | 020 7219 8430 (media enquiries)
  • Address: Joint Committee on Human Rights, Houses of Parliament. London. SW1A 0AA