This statement is made as part of Bamberry Consulting’s commitment to eliminating the exploitation of people under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the Act). It summarises how Bamberry operates, the policies and processes in place to minimise the possibility of any problems, any risks we have identified and how we monitor them, and how we train our staff.
Our business
Bamberry Consulting is a limited company operating in the recruitment sector. We provide introduction services and supply temporary workers and permanent staff in the public sector.
Bamberry Consulting is an independent business.
Who we work with
All of the hirers that we work with, and all of the work-seekers we provide, are known to and identified by our staff. All of the temporary workers we supply are identified by our staff. Some of these work-seekers operate through their own limited companies.
The hiring companies that we work with are located across the UK. The work-seekers / workers we supply live in various locations throughout the UK.
Other relationships
As part of our business, we also work with the following organisations:
• sector-specific professional and regulatory bodies
• sector-specific industry bodies
• the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (www.rec.uk.com)
Our policies
Bamberry Consulting has a modern slavery policy.
In addition, Bamberry Consulting has the following policies which incorporate ethical standards for our staff:
- A corporate social responsibility policy
- An ethical procurement policy
- An anti-bribery / corruption policy
- A code of conduct for suppliers (possibly including procedures for handling alleged breaches)
- A whistle-blowing policy
Policy development and review
Bamberry Consulting policies are established by our directors based on advice from HR professionals, industry best practice and legal advice.
We review our policies annually or as needed to adapt to changes.
Our processes for managing risk
In order to assess the risk of modern slavery, we use the following processes with our suppliers:
- When engaging with suppliers, we ask for evidence of their processes and policies, including commitments around modern slavery, human trafficking, forced labour, human rights, and whistle-blowing.
- We conduct audits before entering into a commercial relationship with any business where there is the potential for risk. These audited businesses form the basis of our preferred supplier list.
- We review the potential for risk at regular intervals, including the possibility of re-auditing a supplier or conducting spot checks.
- After due consideration, we have not identified any significant risks of modern slavery, forced labour, or human trafficking in our supply chain.
However, we continue to be alert to the potential for problems.
Additionally, we have taken the following steps to minimise the possibility of any problems:
- We reserve the right to conduct spot-checks of the businesses who supply us, in order to investigate any complaints.
- We require the businesses we work with to abide by our code of supplier conduct / address modern slavery concerns in their policies and where relevant publish a modern slavery statement.
- We collaborate with our suppliers in order to improve standards and transparency across our supply chain.
- Only senior members of staff who have undergone appropriate training for assessing modern slavery risks in the supply chain are authorised to sign contracts and establish commercial relationships in any area where we have identified the potential for risk.
- We ensure that all of our suppliers are members of appropriate industry bodies and working groups.
- We work with organisations in order to combat the risk of modern slavery and human trafficking.
Our staff are encouraged to bring any concerns they have to the attention of management.
Our performance
As part of monitoring the performance of Bamberry Consulting, we track the following general key performance indicators:
- The percentage of suppliers who sign up to an appropriate code and provide their own modern slavery statements,
- The percentage of workers supplied from audited businesses / our preferred supplier list,
- The effectiveness of enforcement against suppliers who breach policies,
- The amount of time spent on audits, re-audits, spot checks, and related due diligence, and
- The level of modern slavery training and awareness amongst our staff.
- and which are regularly assessed by our directors.
We benchmark our indicators against industry best-practice, discuss our indicators with suppliers and carefully consider our indicators, in order to ensure that we do not put undue pressure on our suppliers that might increase the potential for risk.
Our training
All of our staff receive training and support that is appropriate to their role. In particular:
- Our leadership team receive detailed training in identifying and resolving concerns around modern slavery and human trafficking.
- Our recruiters and administrators involved in our procurement and supply chains undertake training courses that include guidance around modern slavery and human trafficking, as well as other wider human rights issues.
- All of our staff receive awareness-raising information around issues involving modern slavery and human trafficking, so that they can bring any concerns they have to the attention of management.
As part of this, our staff are encouraged to discuss any concerns that they have.
Training is refreshed annually.