Modern Slavery Statement

Modern Slavery Statement
This statement is made pursuant to s.54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and sets out the steps that
Group Silverline Limited and its associated companies (together “Group Silverline”) has taken and is
continuing to take to ensure that modern slavery or human trafficking is not taking place within our
business or supply chain.

Modern slavery encompasses slavery, servitude, human trafficking and forced labour. Group
Silverline has a zero tolerance approach to any form of modern slavery. We are committed to acting
ethically and with integrity and transparency in all business dealings and to putting effective systems
and controls in place to safeguard against any form of modern slavery taking place within the
business or our supply chain.

Our policies

We operate a number of internal policies to ensure that we are conducting business in an ethical
and transparent manner. These include:
1. Anti-slavery policy. This policy sets out the organisation’s stance on modern slavery and explains
how employees can identify any instances of this and where they can go for support.
2. Recruitment policy. We operate a robust recruitment policy, including conducting eligibility to
work in the UK checks for all employees to safeguard against human trafficking or individuals being
forced to work against their will and ensure our 3rd party suppliers of resources do the same.
3. Whistleblowing policy. We operate a whistleblowing policy so that all employees know that they
can raise concerns about how colleagues are being treated, or practices within our business or
supply chain, without fear of reprisals.
4. Code of business conduct. This code explains the manner in which we behave as an organisation
and how we expect our employees and suppliers to act.

Our suppliers

Group Silverline operates a supplier policy and maintains a preferred supplier list. We conduct due
diligence on all suppliers before allowing them to become a preferred supplier. This due diligence
includes an online search to ensure that organisation has never been convicted of offenses relating
to modern slavery and an audit at least every two years. Our anti-slavery policy forms part of our
contract with all suppliers and they are required to confirm that no part of their business operations
contradicts this policy.

In addition to the above, as part of our contract with existing and new suppliers, we require that
they confirm to us that:

1. They have taken steps to eradicate modern slavery within their business
2. They hold their own suppliers to account over modern slavery
3. (For UK based suppliers) They pay their employees at least the national minimum wage / national
living wage (as appropriate)
4. (For international suppliers) They pay their employees any prevailing minimum wage applicable
within their country of operations
5. We may terminate the contract at any time should any instances of modern slavery come to light

We will know the effectiveness of the steps that we are taking to ensure that slavery and/or human
trafficking is not taking place within our business or supply chain if:

• No reports are received from employees, the public, or law enforcement agencies to
indicate that modern slavery practices have been identified.
• No reports of malpractice arise from our auditing

Approval for this statement

This statement was approved by the Board of Directors and signed by the Chief Executive Officer
Financial Year commencing August 2021:

Name: Darrell Morris
Signature:
Date: 19/08/202