Anti-slavery Policies

Voluntary slavery and human trafficking statement

iON Consultants oppose slavery and human trafficking in all its forms. This statement sets out the steps we have taken in the financial year ending 30 June 2023 to ensure that there is no slavery or human trafficking in our business or in our supply chains.

About us

iON Consultants is a small, limited company providing Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality (SHEQ) consultancy services to businesses across the UK.

Our annual turnover is under £36 million. Although we are not required to make a modern slavery statement under section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, we are making this voluntary statement to show our commitment to ethical trading principles and to set out the steps we are taking to identify risks and tackle modern slavery and human trafficking in our business and in our supply chains.

Our supply chains mainly consist of the following: professional services such as IT, financial, legal and accountancy.

Policies

This statement reflects our commitment to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure slavery and human trafficking is not taking place anywhere in our supply chains. We also have the following policies in place relevant to modern slavery, which we continuously review and update:

• Whistle blowing
• Ethical policy statement
• Bullying & Harassment
• Inclusion & Diversity
• Recruitment and Selection

Due diligence and risk assessment

We vet suppliers and sub-contractors to ensure that they are committed to ethical labour practices.

Due to the nature of our business, we assess ourselves to be of low risk of modern slavery in our business, supply chains and contractors. However, we will continue to monitor and check through internal and external audits, site visits and team meetings.

Effectiveness in combating slavery and human trafficking

We use the following key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure how effective we have been at ensuring that slavery and human trafficking is not taking place in any part of our business or supply chains:

• The percentage of suppliers and sub-contractors vetted for ethical labour practices.
• The number of inspections of direct suppliers and sub-contractors in our supply chains in the past year.
• The number of reported breaches in the past year.
• Percentage of staff receiving training on identifying and addressing the risk of slavery and human trafficking in our business and supply chains.

Training

To ensure a high level of understanding of the risks of modern slavery and human trafficking in our supply chains and our business, we provide training to our staff.

This voluntary slavery and human trafficking statement is made for the financial year ending 30 June 2023. It was approved by the Board on 10 May 2024.

Signed:  

Dated:   10 May 2024