Modern slavery statement

Executive Summary

Modern slavery is a violation of human rights, involving the deprivation of an individual’s liberty for personal or commercial exploitation. This hidden issue manifests in various forms, including forced and compulsory labour, and human trafficking. 

According to the United Nations International Labour Organisation, an estimated 50 million people worldwide are living in conditions of modern slavery.

Protecting the welfare, rights and dignity of every individual is central to our mission. Tackling slavery and human trafficking, naturally fits with our commitment to ethical, person-centred care.

As an ethical and socially responsible health and social care charity, we are dedicated to:

  • Making consistent, deliberate and conscious efforts to identify, respond, prevent and end slavery and trafficking in all its forms, across all of our activities and supply chains. 
  • Fulfilling our responsibilities in accordance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015.
  • Upholding our values of being open, compassionate and bold. 

Our approach is rooted in prevention, transparency, and collaboration. We are working to embed awareness of slavery and trafficking into our organisational culture and decision-making.

We have nominated a Slavery Lead to co-ordinate our key activities on slavery and human trafficking, drive our strategic approach, bring departments together to fulfil our commitments, and provide guidance and support as needed.

We also work in partnership with suppliers, commissioning bodies, and sector colleagues to uphold high standards and reduce the risk of exploitation across our services and supply chains.

Each year we publish our Slavery Statement in compliance with the requirements of the slavery and human trafficking legislation to: 

  • Outline our organisational background, structure and key policies. 
  • Activity in procurement and safeguarding departments.
  • Review the progress made against our commitments for the previous fiscal year.
  • Outline our commitments and priorities for the fiscal year ahead.