A Guide to the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 | UpGuard

This guidance article explains what modern slavery is, outlines the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 requirements, and provides practical steps for organizations to comply—including conducting modern slavery risk assessments, supply chain mapping, vendor due diligence, continuous monitoring, and producing annual modern slavery statements. It also describes recommended content for statements, risk indicators, remediation approaches, and highlights UpGuard Vendor Risk features (questionnaires, continuous monitoring, and third-party security ratings) as tools to help manage supplier-related slavery risks.