Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Annual Statement 2021
Introduction
The Family Intervention Counselling Service 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 within the business or our supply chain.
The Family Intervention Counselling Service considers the obligations placed on commercial organisations under section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 vital in combating modern slavery and human trafficking.
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 tackle modern slavery and human trafficking in our business and in our supply chains.
The Family Intervention Counselling Service makes this statement to set out the steps it will take to safeguard against modern slavery and human trafficking in our organisation or in our supply chains.
About the organisation
The Family Intervention Counselling Service is a Community Interest Company, dedicated to providing therapeutic service to families who have experienced domestic abuse.
What is Modern Slavery?
Modern Slavery is an umbrella term, encompassing human trafficking, slavery, servitude and forced labour. Slavery is where someone is forced to work through a level of threat, owned or controlled, dehumanised, or who has restrictions placed on their freedom. Servitude is similar to slavery, but there is no element of ownership. Human trafficking is the movement of people who are then forced into exploitation, the movement can be international but also within a country, from city to city or within a few streets.
There are a number of different types of exploitation that victims of modern slavery may be subjected to, and victims may experience more than one type of exploitation at the same time.
The most common forms of exploitation are:
· Sexual exploitation
· Labour exploitation
· Forced criminality
· Organ harvesting
· Domestic servitude
Supply Chain and Due diligence
The Family Intervention Counselling Service has limited resources to monitor and manage the supply chains of direct suppliers of services. However, the Family Intervention Counselling Service considers that, due to the nature of its business, there are no areas of its business that are considered high risk of slavery or human trafficking.
Investigation
Any concern regarding modem slavery or human trafficking should be raised with the Designated Safeguarding Lead in first instance, either by email at bev@intervention-services.co.uk by telephone on 01926 429628.
Our performance indicators
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 modem slavery practices have been identified.
Representative of the organisation-
Beverley Patrick-Evans
Designated Safeguard Lead
Family Intervention Counselling Service