Modern Slavery Statement
This statement is made pursuant to section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and constitutes our group's slavery and human trafficking statement. Find a Caregiver recognises that modern slavery and human trafficking is a violation of fundamental human rights and is contrary to the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the “Act”). We are committed to continually improving our practices to combat slavery and human trafficking and to encourage the same high standards from our supply chain and other business partners.
1. Our Commitment
Find a Caregiver has a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery and human trafficking throughout our entire operations. We will conduct our business with integrity and will not knowingly deal with any business or individual involved in slavery or human trafficking.
2. Our Suppliers and Contractors
Our suppliers and contractors must share our commitment. We purchase a wide range of products and services, and our approved suppliers must comply and act in accordance with our Modern Slavery Policy.
3. Actions to Fulfil Our Commitment
To fulfil our commitment, we will:
- Regularly review our Modern Slavery policy, risk assessment and practices on a regular basis to ensure they remain fit for purpose.
- Conduct due diligence checks to identify potential modern slavery risks.
- Provide training to staff in modern slavery and how to identify and report potential cases.
- Encourage and support the reporting of any suspected cases of modern slavery and human trafficking by promoting internally.
- Promote our dedicated confidential telephone number for workers to report concerns of exploitation/human trafficking.
- Promote internally our dedicated whistle blowing policy and our parent company’s confidential Integrity whistleblowing platform - both can be used internally to report concerns anonymously.
4. Our Due Diligence
- The Compliance team will investigate any concerns to ensure independence.
- Comprehensive internal audit program conducted by the Compliance team.
- Conduct due diligence checks on our supply chain partners.
- Conduct reference checks on all employees working for the group and all staff must undertake an annual self-declaration outlining criminal convictions and undertake a ‘fit and proper’ test in line with GLAA requirements.