Member

Turning to Amendment 153, I thank my noble friend Lord Mann for his amendment, which allows me to clarify the position. Modern slavery is an important issue, which I know he and all noble Lords care deeply about, as evidenced by the noble Lord, Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay, raising this in his speech. However, we do not feel it is appropriate to add reporting requirements relating to modern slavery as a mandatory condition on all clubs under this Bill. The requirements for which organisations should publish an annual statement on modern slavery are set out in existing guidance and legislation. The extent of these reporting parameters is dictated in rules laid out by the Secretary of State and the Home Office, which we do not feel we should cut across here. As there is existing legislation on modern slavery, and given the Bill is tightly scoped around sustainability, the Bill should not make a separate provision for it.