Priority Six
To continue to support our local community through implementation of the Modern Slavery Act
Why do we need to do this?
Modern slavery is a crime and a violation of fundamental human rights. It takes various forms, such as slavery, servitude, forced and compulsory labour and human trafficking, all of which have in common the deprivation of a person’s liberty by another in order to exploit them for personal or commercial gain. To tackle these crimes, the Modern Slavery Act 2015 was introduced.
We are committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business dealings and relationships and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure modern slavery is not taking place anywhere in our own business, in any of our supply chains and to be sufficiently trained to identify risks when performing our front line services. This overarching commitment is supported at the highest level and interdepartmental collaboration is used to ensure a harmonised and effective approach. We will promote this approach to all our suppliers.