Our Modern Slavery Statement

We are committed to high standards of impartiality, integrity and objectivity.

The Modern Slavery Act 2015 legally requires companies with an annual turnover of £36 million or more to produce a statement committing that all areas of the business will take steps to eliminate modern slavery or people trafficking. Modern slavery is a crime and a violation of human rights.

Irrespective of our annual turnover we are always committed to supporting the UK Government objective to eradicate modern slavery and human trafficking. the requirements of this act.

We encourage equality and fairness across our workforce and all our business dealings or work relationships.

We are committed to maintaining best practice and to seeking continuous improvement.

We are committed to ensuring that there is no modern slavery and human trafficking in our supply chains or any part of our business. We do not enter into business with any organisation, which knowingly supports, or is found to be involved in slavery, servitude or forced or compulsory labour.

As an equal opportunities employer, we’re also committed to creating and ensuring a non-discriminatory and respectful working environment for our people. Our recruitment and people management processes are designed to ensure that all prospective employees are legally entitled to work in the UK.

The following policies are available to all our staff:

• Code of conduct
• Whistleblowing policy
• Bullying and harassment policy
• Diversity and inclusion policy
• Recruitment and selection policy

We aim to build relationships with our suppliers to ensure they comply with our values and that they are aware of our commitment to protect human rights and the environment. As part of our procurement processes, we require all our suppliers to comply with the requirements of the Modern Slavery Act and include appropriate contractual obligations within all of our commercial agreements.

Suppliers who were identified as displaying characteristics of a higher level of modern slavery risk will be requested to provide further information for us to determine whether the level of due diligence they undertake is sufficient.

All our employees are made aware of and follow modern slavery procurement guidance on GOV.UK.