{"id":16586,"date":"2026-03-17T09:37:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T09:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=16586"},"modified":"2026-07-03T14:24:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T14:24:31","slug":"modern-slavery-and-human-trafficking-statement","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/resources\/hr-compliance\/policies\/modern-slavery-and-human-trafficking-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Modern slavery and human trafficking statement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b5fc8583 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:25px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7fc3d43a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<p class=\"\">By <strong>Steve Gibbons<\/strong>, Ergon Associates | <strong>Stephen Simpson<\/strong>, Brightmine Principal Editor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Use this model statement to help your organisation to prepare a slavery and human trafficking statement for each financial year. 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