Fighting back against slavery and human trafficking

– is your business prepared?

What is slavery and trafficking in the modern world?

SlaveryServitudeForced or compulsory labourHuman trafficking

What does this mean for my business?

£36 million + t/o?Transparency of your business and your supply chain;Know your suppliers and customers;Know your customers and suppliers supply chain

What should I include in the statement?

Your structure, business, supply chains;Your policies;Evidence of due diligence processes in your business and supply chains;Identify where there is a risk;Take steps to assess and manage that risk;Training is delivered to key staff

Can I simply ignore the issue?

Significant risk of reputational damageBrandAttracting and retaining talentTendering process?

As a legal practice

Outsourced activities;Cleaning and catering;Corporate hospitality

Who are we?

Jayne Gardner

Partner

t. 01789 416 440

e. jayne.gardner@shma.co.uk

Andrew Taylor

Partner

t. 0121 631 5326

e. andrew.taylor@shma.co.uk

Beverley Smith

Associate

t. 0115 945 3727

e. beverley.smith@shma.co.uk