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"These audits assess compliance with the M&S Global Sourcing Principles and are, amongst other things, intended to identify any Modern Slavery practices. If issues are identified, appropriate investigative and remedial actions are taken.

During 18/19, ethical audits identified 16 compared with 28 non-compliances in 17/18 under the heading ‘employment is freely chosen’, 10 of those referred to improvements in management systems/policies the remaining 6 included monitory deposits, restricted movement outside the workplace, withholding passports or payment of wages. In all instances, we have verified evidence of suppliers putting corrective actions in place, or are working with suppliers to agreed timescales to achieve this."