Modern Slavery Policy

Commitment

The following pieces of legislation are relevant to this procedure:

Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015; Modern Slavery Act 2015; Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003; Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004; Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010.

Modern Slavery encompasses many different types of behaviours and abuse, perpetrated against individuals from any background and of any age. Modern Slavery is abuse and therefore is included in the SNE Safeguarding Policy and Procedures. 

The different types of abuse that come under the umbrella term of Modern Slavery are:

  • Slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour (s.1 MS Act)
  • Human Trafficking (s.2 MS Act) (the purposeful movement of a person for exploitation in whatever form. There is no minimum or maximum distance (i.e. it can be from one room to another)

Exploitation can include (in addition to the above): 

  • Sexual exploitation (i.e. forced into prostitution, regardless of age of the individual being exploited) 
  • Removal of organs 
  • Securing services by force, threats or deception (in particular if the individual being exploited is a child or an adult at risk). This can also include an individual being forced into committing criminal acts against their will as a possible debt-bondage process

Scriven & Thornton Fine Foods Ltd is committed to ensuring that there is no slavery, servitude, forced or compulsory human labour, abuse of power over vulnerable individuals, human trafficking or any other form of exploitation as contemplated by the MSA (Modern Slavery Act) in any part of our organisation or in our supply chain.

Scriven & Thornton Fine Foods Ltd welcomes transparency as encouraged by the MSA and this statement sets out for the public, suppliers and employees the steps we are taking in this regard.

In accordance with our commitment to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships, we intend to implement effective systems and controls to ensure Modern Slavery is not taking place in our supply chains. This will involve ensuring the effective communication and reinforcement of relevant policies, which give a clear view of the values and principles that underpin all our work and that we expect all persons involved in our business and supply chain to adhere to. These policies comprise Suppliers Modern Slavery Statement, The Suppliers Code of Conduct and our Corporate and Social Responsibility Policy.

Under the Modern Slavery Act 2015, we are required to ensure we do not have any aspect of modern slavery within our own organisation and within our supply chain. As such, we have to issue a statement, published on our website, which clearly reflects this and the actions we have taken and will continue to take, in order to address this.

Responding to concerns about modern slavery

Internal staff working with service users

If any staff member or volunteer within Scriven & Thornton Fine Foods Ltd has any suspicions or concerns that any aspect of modern slavery may be occurring, they must take appropriate actions. 

Relevant procedures for doing this are detailed below:

  • Concern is identified: this could be a service user is a victim or perpetrator, or a service user informs us of a concern they have 
  • Staff member discusses this with Jason Guest

*please note, if an individual is, or group of people are, in immediate risk of danger or harm, the police must be immediately notified on 999* 

Next steps could include:

  • Notifying the police 
  • Contacting the Modern Slavery helpline (0800 0121 700)
  • With the individual’s consent, completing a referral to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) (national framework for identifying potential victim of human trafficking and modern slavery and providing appropriate care) (England and Wales/Scotland/Northern Ireland) 
  • Referral to an external agency