Introduction
We are committed to eliminating acts of modern-day slavery and human trafficking within our business and our supply chains. Our annual turnover is less than £36 million, and although we are not legally obliged to report on slavery and human trafficking, this statement is made in accordance with section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and is our slavery and human trafficking statement for the financial year ending 31 December 2021.
Organisational structure, business, and supply chains
We offer IT and Cyber Security products and services to small and medium sized businesses across the South East of England. We are a small independent company. Our business comprises one office and remote working for some of our employees.
Our supply chains are all UK wholesale or retail suppliers. The majority of our suppliers have modern day slavery statements published on their websites.
Policy on slavery and human trafficking
We are committed to ensuring there is no modern slavery or human trafficking in any part of our business or in our supply chains. This policy reflects our commitment to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure slavery and human trafficking is not taking place anywhere within our supply chains.
Due diligence
We consider ourselves to be a ‘low risk’ business with regard to slavery and human trafficking. However, we foster a culture that encourages the identification and reporting of any such risks within our business. We recruit all our employees either directly or through recruitment agencies who are members of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation. We do not recruit from outside the UK or use agency workers.
Assessing and managing risk
We intend to have a whistleblowing policy in place and, as part of our efforts to identify and mitigate risks within our supply chain, we will introduce systems to identify, assess and monitor potential risk areas.
Effectiveness in combating slavery and human trafficking
We have zero tolerance to slavery and human trafficking. To ensure that all those in our supply chains comply with our values we are putting in place a supply chain compliance programme that will require our suppliers to confirm that they have a slavery and human trafficking policy, and that they require the same from their suppliers.
Training
We intend to provide appropriate training to ensure that relevant employees understand the risks of modern slavery and human trafficking within our business and supply chains.
