UK to legislate mandatory human rights due diligence, with a Great Britain forced-labour import ban
The Business and Trade Secretary set out a mandatory human rights due diligence regime, UK-wide for services and in Great Britain for goods, for firms over GBP
reg: UK HRDD
jur: UK
status: Announced
date: 2026-11-04
what changed: The Business and Trade Secretary set out a mandatory human rights due diligence regime, UK-wide for services and in Great Britain for goods, for firms over GBP 350m turnover, aligned to the OECD Guidelines and the UN Guiding Principles, plus powers to pull goods made with forced labour off the GB market. No Bill or date yet.
so what: Prepare now, not comply now. The largest clients should start mapping supply-chain human-rights evidence while the Bill is drafted.
what to check: Check whether global or UK turnover exceeds GBP 350m
Map supply-chain human-rights and forced-labour risk and evidence
Note the overlap with the EU Forced Labour Regulation (NI) and CSDDD
applies to: UK and non-UK firms over GBP 350m turnover placing goods or services on the UK or GB market
source: UK Parliament written statement HCWS454, 4 Nov 2026
source url: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2026-11-04/hcws454