🇬🇧 UK Modern Slavery Act – Transparency in Supply Chains (TISC) Reporting with BRAND
Supporting Your Modern Slavery Statement with Real Data, Real Evidence
Under Section 54 of the UK Modern Slavery Act, commercial organisations doing business in the UK with an annual turnover of £36 million or more are legally required to publish an annual Modern Slavery Statement. In 2023, the UK Government released the updated Transparency in Supply Chains (TISC): A Practical Guide, clarifying expectations for what this statement should include—and how companies should collect and validate the information behind it.
BRAND helps organisations meet these expectations by structuring, storing, and tracking the due diligence, evidence, and progress that sit behind a public-facing statement.
Summary of TISC Reporting Expectations (Based on the UK Government Guide)
The guide outlines 6 recommended areas to cover in your annual statement:
Organisation Structure and Supply Chains
Policies in Relation to Slavery and Human Trafficking
Due Diligence Processes
Risk Assessment and Management
KPIs to Measure Effectiveness
Training on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
The guidance also recommends:
- Board-level approval and CEO signature
- Publication on your corporate website homepage
- Annual updates and comparisons to prior years
- Clear links between your operations, risks, and actions
How BRAND Helps with Modern Slavery Reporting
Supply Chain Mapping & Structure
- Visualize supply chain structure from Tier 1 to Tier 3+
- Link supplier location to sector and product types
- Export organisation structure summaries and source regions for TISC disclosures
Policy & Document Management
- Store and version-control:
- Anti-slavery and human trafficking policies
- Supplier codes of conduct
- Procurement policy documents
- Record board approval and publication dates
Due Diligence and Risk Assessments
- Conduct and record supply chain risk assessments based on:
- Sector
- Geography
- Previous audit history
- Assign due diligence actions, track supplier responses, and log corrective measures
KPIs and Effectiveness Tracking
- Build custom KPIs, e.g.:
- % of suppliers risk-assessed
- % of supply chain trained on modern slavery
- of remediated incidents or updated contracts
- Track improvement over time with reporting dashboards
Training & Awareness
- Log internal and supplier training records
- Track dates, participants, and training topics (e.g., modern slavery indicators, grievance handling)
- Generate summaries for TISC reporting
Reporting Tools
- Generate Modern Slavery Statement drafts populated with system data
- Export annexes or evidence summaries for transparency statements
- Maintain an audit trail for board sign-off and publication
Optional Support for Enhanced Statements
Even though the Act does not currently mandate specific actions, BRAND enables companies to go beyond minimum compliance by:
Publishing progress year-over-year
Mapping links to international frameworks (e.g. SA8000, UNGP, ISO 20400)
grievance mechanism records and remediation logs
Who This Supports
- UK-headquartered companies subject to the Modern Slavery Act
- Non-UK companies with operations or goods/services sold in the UK
- Companies preparing to align with CSDDD or Australian Modern Slavery Act
Summary
Your Modern Slavery Statement is only as strong as the evidence behind it. BRAND gives you the tools to support every claim—with traceable data, documented actions, and transparent supplier engagement.