Bill documents — Modern Slavery Act 2015
Act of Parliament
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).
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Modern Slavery Act 2015 c.30 | 30.03.2015 |
Bills
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.
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HL Bill 104 2014-15 - Commons Disagreement and Amendments in Lieu | PDF version, 64KB | 17.03.2015 |
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Lords Amendments - Bill 184 2014-15 | PDF version, 117KB | 06.03.2015 |
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HL Bill 98 2014-15 (as amended on Report) | PDF version, 332KB | 27.02.2015 |
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HL Bill 69 2014-15 (as amended in Committee) | PDF version, 315KB | 11.12.2014 |
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HL Bill 51 2014-15, as brought from the Commons | PDF version, 308KB | 06.11.2014 |
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Bill 96 2014-15 [as amended in Public Bill Committee] | PDF version, 453KB | 15.10.2014 |
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Bill 008 2014-15 (as introduced) | PDF version, 245KB | 10.06.2014 |
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Bill 008 EN 2014-15 | PDF version, 126KB | 10.06.2014 |
Tracked changes versions of Bills: 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
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Version of the bill showing changes made in committee (PDF, 440KB) | 15.10.2014 |
Explanatory Notes
Documents to explain the purpose of the Bill.
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Lords Amendments - Bill 184 EN 2014-15 | PDF version, 47KB | 06.03.2015 |
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HL Bill 51-EN 2014-15, Explanatory Notes to the Bill | PDF version, 285KB | 06.11.2014 |
Amendment papers
Full list of amendment papers relating to the Bill. Individual amendment papers will be replaced with consolidated lists before the amendments are discussed.
Selection of amendments: Commons
In the House of Commons, amendments are grouped together so that amendments relating to a particular topic or issue are discussed together.
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Consideration of Lords Amendments (PDF, 334KB) | 17.03.2015 |
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Consideration on Report (PDF, 139KB) | 04.11.2014 |
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Consideration in Committee: Selection 5 (PDF, 65KB) | 13.10.2014 |
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Consideration in Committee: Selection 4 (PDF, 67KB) | 10.09.2014 |
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Consideration in Committee - Selection 3 (PDF, 71KB) | 08.09.2014 |
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Consideration in Committee - Selection 2 (PDF, 72KB) | 04.09.2014 |
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Consideration in Committee - Selection 1 (revised) (PDF, 72KB) | 01.09.2014 |
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Details of the Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings in the House of Commons. 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.
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Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 17 March 2014 | PDF version, 103KB | 18.03.2015 |
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Report Stage Proceedings as at 4 November 2014 | PDF version, 118KB | 05.11.2014 |
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Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 14 October 2014 | PDF version, 211KB | 15.10.2014 |
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Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 11 September 2014 | PDF version, 25KB | 12.09.2014 |
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Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 9 September 2014 | PDF version, 40KB | 10.09.2014 |
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Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 4 September 2014 | PDF version, 131KB | 05.09.2014 |
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Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 2 September 2014 | PDF version, 127KB | 03.09.2014 |
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Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 21 July 2014 | PDF version, 114KB | 22.07.2014 |
Briefing papers
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.
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Library Note 2014/035 | 13.11.2014 |
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Briefing Paper on progress of the Bill | 28.10.2014 |
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Briefing Paper on Second Reading | 02.07.2014 |
Press notices
Archive of press notices related to the Bill.
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Modern Slavery Bill evidence programme announced | 18.07.2014 |
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Have your say on the Modern Slavery Bill | 09.07.2014 |
Written evidence
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.
Impact Assessments
List of related Impact Assessments
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Impact Assessment (revised) (PDF, 331KB) | 30.10.2014 |
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Impact Assessment (PDF, 314KB) | 10.06.2014 |
Legislative Consent Resolutions
These ‘legislative consent’ resolutions (also known as “Sewel motions”) are the formal way in which the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales and Northern Ireland Assembly give their assent to the UK Parliament legislating on devolved matters.
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Northern Ireland Assembly - 8 December 2014 (PDF, 102KB) | 16.03.2015 |
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Scottish Assembly - 15 January 2015 (PDF, 397KB) | 16.03.2015 |
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