Modern Slavery Policy
MODERN SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING STATEMENT
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 05 April 2023.
Bespoke
Ceilings and Interiors Ltd ('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
Bespoke Ceilings and Interiors Ltd and has
business operations in the United Kingdom.
We operate
in the construction sector. The nature of our supply chains is as follows: We
work with a number of key direct suppliers, who provide us with goods and
materials for our projects and services to complete works.
For more
information about the Company, please visit our website: http://www.bcilimited.co.uk. Policies
We operate
a number of 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.
Supplier
code of conduct - We operate this policy to ensure our suppliers operate in
full compliance with the laws, rules and regulations of the countries in which
they operate, and to seek similar commitments across their own supply chain.
Whistleblowing
policy - We operate this policy so that employees are able to raise concerns
about how staff are being treated or practices within our business or our
supply chains without fear of reprisal.
Staff code
of conduct - We are committed to the fair treatment of all staff. Our staff
code of conduct reflects our core values and expected behaviours. The code of
conduct makes it clear that we have a zero-tolerance approach to modern
slavery.
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.
·
External
supplier audits.
·
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
·
Monitor
potential risks in our business and supply chains
·
Reduce the
risk of slavery and human trafficking occurring in our business and supply
chains.
·
Provide
protection for whistleblowers.
·
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 The majority of our
supply chain is based in the UK and in low-risk industries..
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.
Effectiveness
The
Company uses Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure its effectiveness and
ensure that slavery and human trafficking is not taking place in its business
and supply chains. These KPIs are as follows:
·
We will
contact suppliers to enquire about their modern slavery practices every 12
months.
The
statement was approved by the board of directors.
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Steven
Hurt, Director
Bespoke
Ceilings and Interiors Ltd
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Date
Steven
Hurt
05/04/23
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