Modern Slavery Act and the Solicitors Disciplinary Trinbunal

M Bard made this Freedom of Information request to The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
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Dear The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, dear President, dear Chair,

please provide and advance the following information:
1. Does the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (Statutory Tribunal under the 1974 Act) have a duty to regularly publish a statement under the Modern Slavery Scheme?
2. Does the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (thereafter SDT) have a police and/or or a response regarding slavery?
3. Is the SDT and/or its members aware of the risks of modern slavery in all their business, undertakings, actions, etc., in particular to risks with regards section 1(1)(a) Modern Slavery Act 2015, and/or with regards to aiding, abetting, counselling, procuring, concealing, etc. slavery?
4. Is the SDT and/or its members in all their business, undertakings, actions, etc., aware of the risks arising from going against the law against passing-off? (whether in connection with slavery, or whether not)

Yours faithfully,
M Bard

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Dear The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal's handling of my FOI request 'Modern Slavery Act and the Solicitors Disciplinary Trinbunal'.

1. the information requested has not been provided by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
2. a FOIA-reference-number has not been provided by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
3. a confusing "communication" has been sent in stead, probably by mistake?

please provide and advance the requested information.

Yours faithfully,
M Bard

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Publication of the response from the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, 18th October 2024 (sent by email to requester):

1. Does the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (Statutory Tribunal under the 1974 Act) have a duty to regularly publish a statement under the Modern Slavery Scheme?
"No. Under section 54 of the MSA 2015, a commercial organisation must publish an annual modern slavery statement if all the following apply:
It is a body corporate or a partnership, wherever incorporated or formed.
It carries on a business, or part of a business, in the UK.
It supplies goods or services.
It has an annual turnover of £36 million or more.
Not all the above factors apply to the Tribunal."

2. Does the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (thereafter SDT) have a police and/or or a response regarding slavery?
"The Tribunal opposes slavery and human trafficking in all its forms."

3. Is the SDT and/or its members aware of the risks of modern slavery in all their business, undertakings, actions, etc., in particular to risks with regards section 1(1)(a) Modern Slavery Act 2015, and/or with regards to aiding, abetting, counselling, procuring, concealing, etc. slavery?
"The Tribunal is aware."

4. Is the SDT and/or its members in all their business, undertakings, actions, etc., aware of the risks arising from going against the law against passing-off? (whether in connection with slavery, or whether not).
"The Tribunal is aware of its responsibility to abide by the law. "

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