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UK corporate crime and sanctions weekly update: AML supervision overhaul, POCA powers, private prosecution costs, environmental and health and safety enforcement, major fraud cases—23 October 2025

Published on: 23 October 2025

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Environment Agency publishes modern slavery report 2022–25

The Environment Agency (EA) has released its modern slavery report covering September 2022 to March 2025, produced in accordance with section 54(5) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (MSA 2015). The report showcases the EA’s work with the Slave-Free Alliance, marking the first partnership between a public sector organisation and the social enterprise. Developments of note include strengthened procurement requirements following Procurement Policy Note PPN 02/23, designed to combat modern slavery across government supply chains. See: LNB News 16/10/2025 48...

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