Modern Slavery Bill — New Clause 4 — Offence of exploitation — 4 Nov 2014 at 16:00

The majority of MPs voted against creating an offence of exploitation.

MPs were considering the Modern Slavery Bill^[1].

The motion rejected by the majority of MPs taking part in this vote was:

• That the clause be read a Second time

The rejected clause, titled, Offence of exploitation stated:

• ‘(1) A person commits an offence if they exploit a person by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or abuse of a position of vulnerability, or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person.
• (2) A person may be in a situation of exploitation whether or not—
• (a) escape from the situation is practically possible for the person; or
• (b) the person has attempted to escape from the situation.
• (3) The consent or apparent consent of the person of the exploitation is irrelevant where any of the means set forth in section 9(1) has been used.’

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• [1] Parliament's webpage on the Modern Slavery Bill

Debate in Parliament | Source |