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Developing a Modern Slavery Risk Assessment Programme

Are you confident in your understanding of how to develop a modern slavery risk assessment programme for your business? By taking this course, you will gain an understanding of the building blocks for a modern slavery risk assessment programme that can be integrated into a business’s sustainability programme, forming part of the ‘S’ in ESG (environmental, social and governance). Specifically, it provides a framework for how a business can tackle potential and/or actual modern slavery issues in its supply chain. 

The course is suitable for those looking to develop a programme from scratch, as well as for those who already have a programme and are seeking ways to improve it.   

Whether you work as in in-house counsel or support your organisation with compliance, this course consists of easy-to-understand chapters that will equip you with the knowledge you need to establish a robust modern slavery compliance programme.  

What this will cover

This course will cover the following topics: 

  • modern slavery compliance programmes 
  • due diligence process for risk assessment 
  • risk mitigation strategies 
  • monitoring risks in your supply chain 
  • measuring progress using KPIs, and escalation mechanisms 
  • raising concerns, having a grievance mechanism, and developing a remediation policy 
Learning outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to: 

  • explain what a modern slavery compliance programme requires  
  • understand how a due diligence process for risk assessment should incorporate contextual risks factors, supply chain mapping and risk scoring 
  • develop a risk mitigation strategy  
  • understand how to effectively monitor risks in your supply chain 
  • appreciate how to measure the business’s progress using KPIs, and how to escalate issues when necessary 
  • develop a process to enable workers and employees to raise concerns, have a grievance mechanism, and develop a remediation policy for victims of modern slavery 
How you will learn

Course format 

This online course consists of the following elements: 

  • an interactive course presentation, with a variety of knowledge checks spaced throughout to test understanding of the material as the learner progresses 
  • an end-of-course assessment consisting of 10 questions 

Our courses conform to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1. However, some members may require an alternative version for accessibility purposes. This is available upon request via our contact us form. 

Assessment 

In order to pass the assessment, you must achieve a pass mark of 70%. 

The knowledge checks included in the course presentation are intended to aid your understanding of the content and offer the opportunity to apply your knowledge. They do not form part of the assessment. 

No. of items Discount
11 – 19 15%
20 – 29 20%
30 – 39 25%
40 + 30%
£57.89 ex VAT
Type of training
CPD
Format
Online course
Level
Intermediate
Who is this for?
In-house lawyers
Alternative business structure (ABS) (In-house lawyers)
Central government (In-house lawyers)
Local government (In-house lawyers)
Non-profit sector (In-house lawyers)
Private sector (In-house lawyers)
Practice managers
Solicitors
Course length
1 hour
Assessment type
MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions).
SRA Competence
A1
A2

The experts

Francesca Lee

Expert
Facilitator

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