Following the National Audit Office report examining what progress the Home Office had made in reducing modern slavery, the Public Accounts Committee launched an inquiry into the effectiveness of measures introduced under the Modern Slavery Act 2015. CORE submitted evidence to the inquiry with comments on the efficacy of the TISC reporting requirement and the...
CORE and partner ICAR have submitted a response to the Australian Government regarding its proposals to establish a Modern Slavery Act. We urge the Australian Government to draw on UK modern slavery legislation and to go further than the UK Act in terms of reporting provisions and enforcement.
CORE welcomes the call for evidence on corporate liability for economic crime. We are calling for statutory changes to replace the outdated identification doctrine with a regime that reflects the realities of modern business operations. This includes the introduction of a new corporate ‘failure to prevent economic crime’ offence which would put the onus on companies to prove...
CORE has submitted a response covering sections 2-4 of the Green Paper. We argue that the current framework of enlightened shareholder value, combined with a voluntary Corporate Governance Code and an emphasis on ‘culture,’ has failed to address egregious corporate malpractice and to provide collective and individual accountability for management failures. Only genuine reform, not minor...
CORE’s submission to the Joint Committee on Human Rights’ inquiry provides evidence on the UK’s implementation of the UNGPs. Download the submission >>
A response to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills consultation on the Non-Financial Reporting Directive: A call for views on effective reporting alongside proposals to implement EU requirements. Download the report >>
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A response to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills consultation on tackling exploitation in the labour market. Download the full report >>
CORE’s submission to the government’s review of the UK’s National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights, including analysis of the document’s current deficiencies and recommendations for improvement. Download our submission >>
