The Business and Trade Committee: The Government must introduce mandatory human rights due diligence to keep up with global reforms and avoid becoming a “dumping ground”.

As part of a recent inquiry launched to inform a new Employment Rights Bill, the Business and Trade Commons Select Committee has recommended that the Government should introduce mandatory human rights due diligience legislation to align with global legislation and consider the creation of ‘Failure to Prevent’ offences like those set out in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 to strengthen the Modern Slavery Act.