TPP Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement
About TPP
TPP is a manufacturer and supplier of IT products and services for the health and social care sector. TPP operates primarily in the United Kingdom but also has customers and business relations abroad, and is continuing its international expansion with the aim of improving the healthcare and patient experience.
Introduction
Alongside its general commitment to progress sustainable corporate and community responsibilities and values, TPP is committed to ensuring that modern slavery and human trafficking does not take place in its domestic or international business or in any part of its supply chains. TPP conducts regular due diligence reviews and is satisfied that slavery and human trafficking is not taking place in its supply chains. TPP has a number of established internal policies and controls in place to ensure that staff are aware of the risk associated with modern slavery and human trafficking, and that the company’s ethical standards are maintained at all times.
TPP takes a zero tolerance approach to slavery and human trafficking and intends to actively respond to changing landscapes and any associated risk with the aim to help eradicate modern slavery.
TPP Policy on Slavery and Human Trafficking
TPP is committed to ensuring that there is no modern slavery or human trafficking in its supply chains nor in any part of its business. TPP has exercised due diligence in consulting with key sub suppliers and monitored their external output relating to modern slavery and human trafficking to ensure adherence to The Modern Slavery Act (2015) throughout its immediate and extended supply chains.
TPP’s Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy, supported by our wider values, standards and codes of conduct underpinning ethical work principles, reflects the company’s collective commitment to act ethically and with integrity in all of its business relationships, and to implement and enforce effective systems and controls to ensure modern slavery and human trafficking is not taking place.
TPP encourages transparency and open reporting of any actual or suspected cases of modern slavery or human trafficking. This is bolstered by internal policies that provide information relating to the identification of modern slavery and human trafficking and contain reporting obligations and guidance for staff.
Due Diligence Processes for Slavery and Human Trafficking
In order to ensure that due diligence is applied throughout the different stages of its business activities, TPP mandates that all of its employees, across all teams, adhere to TPP’s Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy. This is done to assist the company with the prevention, detection and reporting of modern slavery and human trafficking, both internally and in the company’s dealings with third parties.
TPP includes mandatory contractual clauses relating to modern slavery and human trafficking in all of its agreements to ensure that suppliers, collaborators and other third parties connected to TPP are also committed to maintaining an ethical approach to its business activities.
As part of our initiative to identify and mitigate risk within the company itself, TPP performs checks during its employment process to ensure that any prospective employee is legally eligible to work in the UK. TPP’s employees must also undertake background checks and pass security clearance. TPP is satisfied that these measures will help to identify victims of trafficking or slavery.
Actions Taken in the Past 12 Months
During the last financial year, TPP has again assessed its existing business relationships with third party organisations. This includes conducting a review of TPP’s relevant key suppliers’ compliance with The Modern Slavery Act (2015), reviewing their Slavery and Human Trafficking Statements. The review ensured that those suppliers continue to comply with the Act, helping to guarantee the eradication of such practices in TPP’s immediate and extended supply chains. As in previous years, the review also included steps to assess whether there were any new suppliers that now fall within the scope of the review.
During the last 12 months, TPP has reviewed and updated internal policies relating to modern slavery and human trafficking. Updated information has been provided to employees.
All TPP staff have been reminded of the company’s policies in relation to modern slavery and human trafficking and have been encouraged to actively engage with the issues these policies raise.
TPP has also considered its approach to training and has committed to providing additional training to the individuals that are most likely to encounter potential modern slavery and human trafficking due to their role in the company.
No cases of either suspected or confirmed slavery or human trafficking have been identified.
Modern Slavery-Related Priorities for the Year Ahead
TPP will continue to monitor to identify and mitigate risks.
TPP will provide additional training for those individuals in the company who are most likely to encounter potential modern slavery and human trafficking due to their role in the business.
TPP will continue to review its policies and practices on a regular basis and update these as appropriate.
This statement was approved by TPP’s directorship.
Frank Hester OBE
CEO and Founder
August 2024
This statement is made pursuant to section 54(1) of The Modern Slavery Act (2015) and constitutes TPP’s Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement for the financial year ending 2024.
TPP’s financial year ends on 31 March.