Introduction
This Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking statement is a response to Section 54(1), Part 6 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and relates to actions and activities for the financial year ending 31 March 2024.
Save the Family Limited (‘the Company’, ‘we’, ‘us’ or ‘our’) is committed to preventing slavery and human trafficking violations in its own operations, its supply chain, and its products. We have zero-tolerance towards slavery and require our supply chain to comply with our values.
Organisational Structure
Save the Family Limited and has business operations in the United Kingdom. We operate in the charity sector.
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Policies
We operate several internal policies to ensure that we are conducting business in an ethical and transparent manner. These include the following:
- Recruitment and selection policy – We conduct checks on all prospective employees to verify that they are eligible to work in the UK. Certain roles require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check where employees may be working with vulnerable people.
- Safer Recruitment Policy – We recognise that the responsibility of safeguarding vulnerable children and adults is paramount, and we are therefore committed to utilising a safer recruitment approach, backed by appropriate training for those staff involved in recruitment.
- Whistleblowing policy – We operate this policy so that employees can raise concerns about how staff and residents are being treated or other practices within our charity without fear of reprisal.
- Safeguarding policy – This policy highlights the potential risks of modern slavery and human trafficking, including how to identify signs of exploitation and how to report concerns. We make sure our suppliers are aware of our policies and adhere to the same standards. Due Diligence As part of our efforts to monitor and reduce the risk of slavery and human trafficking occurring in our supply chains, we have adopted the following due diligence procedures:
- Internal supplier audits.
- When we employ staff through an agency, we receive copies of the employees SIA licence, and their DBS certificate. Our due diligence procedures aim to:
- Identify and action potential risks in our business and supply chains. Monitor potential risks in our business and supply chains.
- Reduce the risk of slavery and human trafficking occurring in our business and supply chains. Provideprotectionforwhistleblowers. Risk and Compliance The Company has evaluated the nature and extent of its exposure to the risk of slavery and human trafficking occurring in its UK supply chain through:
• Evaluating the slavery and human trafficking risks of each new supplier.
We do not consider that we operate in a high-risk environment because we rarely recruit from
outside agencies, and if we do we ensure all practices and policies are adhered to.
We do not tolerate slavery and human trafficking in our supply chains. Where there is evidence of failure to comply with our policies and procedures by any of our suppliers, we will seek to terminate our relationship with that supplier immediately.
Training Staff
The Company requires its staff to complete training and ongoing refresher courses on slavery and human trafficking. The Company’s training covers:
- How to identify the signs of slavery and human trafficking.
- What initial steps should be taken if slavery or human trafficking is suspected.
- How to escalate potential slavery or human trafficking issues to the relevant parties within the Company.
- What external help is available. The statement was approved by the board of directors.