Supply Chain Coordination Limited

Enquiry on high risk suppliers

High risk suppliers

Reference: SCCL-FOI-2024/25-015 Date: 14 May 2024

Thank you for your FOI request received by the FOI office requesting the following information:

  1. “-A list of all NHS England suppliers in China that are classified as “high risk” for modern
    slavery and an explanation for why each of those suppliers are deemed “high risk”. Such data
    was referred to in a UK government report.
    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-risk-of-modern-slavery-and-humantrafficking-
    in-the-nhs-supply-chain/review-of-risk-of-modern-slavery-and-human-trafficking-inthe-
    nhs-supply-chain
  2. -A list of reports the NHS England has ordered or received suggesting possible modern slavery
    might be occurring at any of its suppliers in China, if such reports exist. Please provide the
    name of each NHS England supplier in question, the date the NHS England received such a
    report, what follow up action (if any) was taken to individual reports, and in case an
    investigation was conducted, whether an investigation found allegations of modern slavery
    were valid or invalid.”

Your request has been handled as a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act
2000 and SCCL can provide a response in the attached document.

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