# Procurement Act 2023, Paragraph 1: Labour market misconduct

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

A discretionary exclusion ground applies to a supplier if any of the following orders has been made against the supplier or a connected person—
(a) a slavery and trafficking prevention order, an interim slavery and trafficking prevention order, a slavery and trafficking risk order or an interim slavery and trafficking risk order under Part 2 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015;
(b) a trafficking and exploitation prevention order, an interim trafficking and exploitation prevention order, a trafficking and exploitation risk order or an interim trafficking and exploitation risk order under Part 4 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 12);
(c) a slavery and trafficking prevention order or an interim slavery and trafficking prevention order under Schedule 3 to the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c.2 (N.I.));
(d) a labour market enforcement order under section 123 of the Employment Rights Act 2025.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/procurement-act-2023/schedule-7/paragraph-1
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