MODERN DAY SLAVERY ACT 2015
POLICY STATEMENT
Introduction
Approved Auto Centre Ltd remains staunchly committed to preventing
modern slavery in our corporate activities, and ensuring, as far as we are
able, that our supply chains are free from slavery and human trafficking.
The company recognises that slavery and
human trafficking remains a hidden blight on our global society.
The aim of the Company is to identify our
responsibility by alerting staff to the risks, however small, in our business
and in the wider supply chain. Staff are expected and encouraged to report
concerns to management, where they are expected to act upon them.
Company activities are varied through
multiple disciplined areas. We have a multi-disciplined supply chain to support
us through the different aspects and provisions of our business. We are
committed to ensuring that there is no modern day slavery or human trafficking
in our supply chains or in any part of our business.
Our Anti-slavery Policy Statement 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 in our
supply chains.
This Policy takes into account, and
supports, the policies, procedures and requirements documented in our
Integrated Management System, compliant with the requirements of our various
accreditations BS10125:2014: A1: 2016.
The implementation and operation of thIs
management system underlines our commitment to this policy statement. Formal
procedures concerning slavery and human trafficking have been established,
including disciplinary procedures where they are breached. Additional
procedures ensure that this policy is understood and communicated to all levels
of the company, and that it is regularly reviewed by the Directors to ensure
its continuing suitability and relevance to the company activities
The Company will achieve these aims by our
initiative to identify and mitigate risk in the following ways (But not limited
to):- • More stringent vetting and investigation of our supply chain
(contractors, sub-contractors, policies, contracts etc.). • Continually audit
& review our practices for checking all employees are paid at least the
minimum wage and have the right to work; • We encourage the reporting of
concerns and the protection of whistle blowers. • The company will not
knowingly support or deal with any business involved in slavery or human
trafficking. • We have zero tolerance to slavery and human trafficking. We
expect all those in our supply chain and contractors comply with our values. To
ensure a high level of understanding of the risks of modern slavery and human
trafficking in our supply chains and our business, we provide training to
relevant members of staff. All Directors have been briefed on the subject.
• Completion of Audits by Managers and
Safety Advisors; • Use of labour monitoring and payroll systems; and • Level of
communication and personal contact with next link in the supply chain and their
understanding of, and compliance with, our expectations. This policy is in
accordance with Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and constitutes our
group's slavery and human trafficking statement. Modern Day Slavery Act 2015
Policy Statement For transparency the company.
Anti-slavery and Human Trafficking Policy
Policy Statement
This policy applies to all persons working
for us or on our behalf in any capacity, including employees at all levels,
directors, officers, agency workers, seconded workers, volunteers, agents,
contractors and suppliers. Approved Auto Centre Ltd strictly prohibits the use
of modern slavery and human trafficking in our operations and supply chain. We
have and will continue to be committed to implementing systems and controls
aimed at ensuring that modern slavery is not taking place anywhere within our
organisation or in any of our supply chains. We expect that our suppliers will
hold their own suppliers to the same high standards. Commitments Modern Slavery
and Human Trafficking Modern slavery is a term used to encompass slavery, servitude,
forced and compulsory labour, bonded and child labour and human trafficking.
Human trafficking is where a person
arranges or facilitates the travel of another person with a view to that person
being exploited. Modern slavery is a crime and a violation of fundamental human
rights. Commitments We shall be a company that expects everyone working with us
or on our behalf to support and uphold the following measures to safeguard
against modern slavery:
· We have a zero-tolerance
approach to modern slavery in our organisation and our supply chains.
· The prevention, detection and reporting of
modern slavery in any part of our organisation or supply chain is the
responsibility of all those working for us or on our behalf. Workers must not
engage in, facilitate or fail to report any activity that might lead to, or
suggest, a breach of this policy.
· We are committed
to engaging with our stakeholders and suppliers to address the risk of modern
slavery in our operations and supply chain.
· We take a risk
based approach to our contracting processes and keep them under review. We
assess whether the circumstances warrant the inclusion of specific prohibitions
against the use of modern slavery and trafficked labour in our contracts with
third parties. Using our risked based approach we will also assess the merits
of writing to suppliers requiring them to comply with our Code of Conduct, which
sets out the minimum standards required to combat modern slavery and
trafficking.
· Consistent with
our risk based approach we may require:
· employment and
recruitment agencies and other third parties supplying workers to our
organisation to confirm their compliance with our Code of Conduct
· Suppliers engaging
workers through a third party to obtain that third parties’ agreement to adhere
to the Code
· As part of our
ongoing risk assessment and due diligence processes we will consider whether
circumstances warrant us carrying out audits of suppliers for their compliance
with our Code of Conduct.
· If we find that
other individuals or organisations working on our behalf have breached this
policy we will ensure that we take appropriate action.
This may range from considering the
possibility of breaches being remediated and whether that might represent the best
outcome for those individuals impacted by the breach to terminating such
relationships
1.
Implementation of
Policy
This Policy shall be deemed
effective as of February 2021. No part of this Policy shall have retroactive
effect and shall thus apply only to matters occurring on or after this date.
This Policy has been approved
and authorised by:
Name:
Tadas Monkus
Position:
Director
Date:
7th February 2021
Due for Review by:
February 2022
Signature:
Tadas
Monkus