All staff are made familiar with the anti-slavery policy, particularly in respect of the safeguarding of vulnerable people, and they are expected to report any concerns in line with the service’s safeguarding policies and procedures.

Staff responsible for the procurement of goods and services will receive training so that they can ensure that the service is never implicated in any dealings that would render it vulnerable to accusations or charges that it might have breached modern anti-slavery law, and how to respond to any suspicions or evidence of breaches in the law.

Training on this policy, and on the risk our business faces from modern slavery in its supply chains, forms part of the induction process for all individuals who work for us, and regular training will be provided as necessary. We will adopt a continuous improvement approach to our training and development, sharing learning and best practice through bulletins, our intranet, policy updates, newsletters, peer meetings and themed activities.

We will continue to embed the principles through:

• providing awareness training to staff on the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and informing them of the appropriate action to take if they suspect a case of slavery or human trafficking
• ensuring staff involved in procurement activity are aware of and follow modern slavery procurement guidance on GOV.UK
• ensuring that consideration of the modern slavery risks and prevention are added to
• our policy review process as an employer and procurer of goods and services
• making sure procurement strategies and contract terms and conditions include references to modern slavery and human trafficking
• continuing to take action to embed a zero-tolerance policy towards modern slavery
• ensuring that staff involved in buying or procurement and the recruitment and deployment of workers receive training on modern slavery and ethical employment practices