Tackling Modern Slavery in Government Supply Chain
Published on March 29, 2023
Published on March 29, 2023
AI and automation will increase effectiveness of scrutiny of high-risk suppliers to UK’s public sector
A New Procurement Policy Note (PPN) 02/23 was published on the 10th February, in relation to public bodies tackling modern slavery in Government supply chains.
It applies to all Central Government Departments, their Executive Agencies and Non-Departmental Public Bodies, and NHS bodies, and are referred to in PPN 02/23 as ‘In-Scope Organisations’. Local authorities have not been added in at this stage however it is recommended that they adjust accordingly.
In summary the actions include:
All new procurement activity from April 1st 2023 needs to have these actions applied.
High risk sectors listed include:
TISCreport offers free public sector dashboards and discounted data subscriptions to aid public bodies in scope of PPN 02/23. A specific PPN02/23 compliance dashboard is available at public sector rates for all those in scope or local government bodies wishing to increase their due diligence in this area.
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