MSA incidents remediation (revised)
About the data
Should a company find instances of modern slavery in its own operations and/or supply chain, the company has a responsibility to respect the human rights of those affected, and should take steps to investigate and ‘provide for or cooperate in their remediation through legitimate processes’ (UN Guiding Principles). This can include taking collaborative approaches, such as working with the supplier to tackle the problem through corrective action plans, or more punitive action such as cancelling contracts with the supplier. Working with suppliers will help to prevent such instances occurring in the future and will reinforce respect for human rights throughout the supply chain.
Remediation policies can be in place regardless of whether incidents have been identified. Where the company has identified at least one incident of slavery, this question can be answered in relation to their response to those incidents.
Where the company has not identified any incidents of slavery, this question should be answered based on whether they describe a clear plan or policy for remediating such incidents should they be identified in future.
For further information on remediation please refer to the Home Office Guidance, pp. 34 and 37.
For further information on Corrective Action Plans please refer to the Walk Free Foundation Guidance, pp. 31 – 34.
The option "Remediation is mentioned but no details of the process or measures" was added in 2024.
Methodology
Has the company disclosed the steps it would take if a supplier or internal department is found to be engaging in any activities related to modern slavery or human trafficking?
Examples of corrective steps include:
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Providing remediation direct to the worker affected (backpayment of wages, support to prosecute or pursue a civil claim etc)
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Informing senior management of instances of modern slavery
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Taking steps to support or work with the supplier to respond to instances of modern slavery by instigating corrective action plans, or
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Canceling the contracts of suppliers who are found to use modern slavery
If the company specifies the remediation available for individual workers affected by modern slavery, such as backpayment of wages or support to pursue a claim, please select the “Worker remediation” value.
If the company specifies that senior management will be informed if instances of modern slavery have been identified, please select the “Senior management” value. Note: Reports to an authority, only counts if it is clear the authority is from Senior Management.
If the company supports the supplier to respond to instances of modern slavery, please select the “Corrective action plan” value.
If the company identifies punitive action, by canceling the contracts of suppliers, please select the “Cancel contracts” value. Note: Also select this option if the company mentions it didn't cancel any contracts.
If the company mentions remediation but does not provide any details about the nature of the measures or processes, select "Remediation is mentioned but no details of the processes or measures".
If no such information exists in the statement, then please select “No”.
Please select as many options as apply.
Please include a comment that copies relevant information from the statement.
If the remediation action described in the statement is not listed above among the possible answer options, please include the information from the statement in the comments section, and flag for review.
If the business indicates it is developing a remediation policy or planning to implement one in the future, please indicate “In Development” and again provide details in the comment.
* Note on choosing the Year of your answer
Read the MSA Statement carefully to find out what year it covers.
When a statement is referring to a Financial Year (FY) ending in Q1 or early Q2, it should be labeled with the previous year. Example:
- Statement for FY2018/19 ending in April 2019 = 2018
- Statement for FY2018/19 ending in May 2019 (or later) = 2019