MODERN SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING STATEMENT
COVERING THE FAYREFIELD GROUP LTD, FAYREFIELD FOODS LTD, DAIRY SOLUTIONS LTD, FAYREFIELD INGREDIENTS LTD and LOVE FOOD HEAVEN LTD (‘’The Group’’)
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1. INTRODUCTION
Modem slavery is a crime and violation of fundamental human rights.
It can take various forms, such as slavery, servitude, forced and compulsory labour and human trafficking, all of which have in common the deprivation of a person’s liberty by another, in order to exploit them for personal or commercial gain.
The Group is opposed to slavery and human trafficking in any part of our activities or our supply chains and is committed to ensuring that we have adequate policies and procedures in place to identify and prevent these practices.
2. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
3. OUR BUSINESS
The Group principally trades in dairy products from its headquarters at Englesea House in Crewe, Cheshire. It also stores, cuts and packs products at Fayrefield House and Weston Cold Store in Crewe, Cheshire. Temporary labour is only supplied at these premises by companies accredited by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority {GLAA).
4. SUPPLY CHAIN
5. POLICIES
We operate a number of policies to ensure compliance, which include:
- Anti-Slavery Policy – which reflects our commitment to act ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships and to implement and enforce systems and controls to minimise the risk of slavery and human trafficking taking place in its supply chain
- Whistleblowing Policy – which allows employees, without fear of reprisal. To raise concerns about how other employees are being treated, and about suspect practices within our Company or supply chain. This Policy provides a mechanism for employees who may wish to raise modern slavery/human trafficking as an issue
- Ethical Trading Policy – which is a core element of the Company’s commitment to buy and sell its productsresponsibly and that all workers should be free from exploitation and discrimination and employees should enjoy conditions of freedom, security and The Company continues to strengthen its current communication withits suppliers to ensure compliance with the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) base code.
- Supplier Approval Policy with a sound document management system which ensures that all the steps of the supplier approval process are followed so that the Company can continuously evaluate the supply chain to identify modern slavery and human trafficking risks.
6. RISK ASSESSMENT
7. DUE DILIGENCE
We conduct due diligence in respect of our supply chains and operations to understand whether there is evidence of Modem Slavery issues, and whether there are sufficient controls in place. There are no known or suspected instances of slavery and human trafficking within our business or supply chain.
8. TRAINING AND COMMUNICATION
To ensure the required level of understanding of the risks of issues such as modem slavery and human trafficking in The Group and our supply chain, we provide awareness updates to our staff on all policies including the Modern Slavery Policy. Staffs are notified whenever a policy is updated.
Our recruitment process also defines our stance on slavery and human trafficking, both in making sure that new employees are aware of our policies and ensuring that our employment packages arc fair. Policy documents arc made available to all staff on induction and are also available on our internal shared drives. Ongoing training will be aimed at departmental heads to disseminate amongst the workforce.
9. NEXT STEPS
We understand that combating modern slavery and human trafficking will be an ongoing process and we endeavour to continue to review the risks of this being present within our supply chain year on year. We will implement any measures arising from such reviews as necessary.
This statement is made pursuant to Section 54(I) of the Modem Slavery Act 2015 and constitutes our Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement for the financial year ended 31st December 2020. It has been approved by the board of Directors on 30th June 2020 and will be reviewed annually.
D.N.McFarlane- Managing Director
FAYREFIELD GROUP LTD, FAYREFIELD FOODS LTD, DAIRY SOLUTIONS LTD & FAYREFIELD INGREDIENTS LTD
Date: 30th June 2021