Contents
Ministerial Foreword 4
1. Introduction 6
2. The State's Duty to Protect Human Rights 8
The existing UK legal and policy framework 8
Actions taken 9
New Actions planned 11
3. UK Companies' responsibility to respect human rights 13
Government expectations of business 13
Actions taken to support business implementation of the UNGPs 14
Further actions planned 15
4. UK Government and access to remedy for human rights abuses resulting from business activity 17
Action for Government to promote access to remedy 17
Action for business to ensure access to remedy 18
5. UK Action Plan implementation and further development 19
6. References 20
Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) 20
Department for International Development (DFID) 21
Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) 21
Other Initiatives 22
Non-Government online Information resources available 22
Guidance for companies on developing policy and processes 23