# Procurement Act 2023, Paragraph 3: Labour market misconduct

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

A discretionary exclusion ground applies to a supplier if the decision-maker considers that there is sufficient evidence that the supplier or a connected person has engaged in conduct (whether in or outside the United Kingdom) constituting (or that would, if it occurred in the United Kingdom, constitute) an offence referred to in—
(a) section 1, 2, 4 or 30 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015,
(b) section 1, 4 or 32 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015, or
(c) section 1, 2 or 4 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015, or paragraph 16 of Schedule 3 to that Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/procurement-act-2023/schedule-7/paragraph-3
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