Modern Slavery Act

Modern Slavery Act

Purpose

Modern slavery is a crime and a violation of fundamental human rights. It takes various forms, such as slavery, servitude, forced and compulsory labour and human trafficking, all of which have in common the deprivation of a person’s liberty by another in order to exploit them for personal or commercial gain.

Loan A Lifeguard has a zero‑tolerance approach to modern slavery and is committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business dealings and relationships, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. We are committed to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure modern slavery is not taking place anywhere in our own business or in any of our supply chains.

Loan A Lifeguard is also committed to ensuring transparency in our own business and in our approach to tackling modern slavery throughout our supply chains, consistent with our disclosure obligations under the Modern Slavery Act 2015. We expect the same high standards from all of our contractors, suppliers and other business partners. As part of our contracting processes, we include specific prohibitions against the use of forced, compulsory or trafficked labour, or anyone held in slavery or servitude, whether adults or children, and we expect that our suppliers will hold their own suppliers to the same high standards.

Responsibility for the policy

The Senior Leadership Team has overall responsibility for ensuring this policy is implemented, with senior management oversight. Managers have day‑to‑day responsibility for ensuring compliance with our legal and ethical obligations.

The Legal and Compliance Director has primary responsibility for implementing this policy, monitoring its effectiveness, dealing with any queries, and auditing internal control systems and procedures to ensure they are effective in countering modern slavery.

Management at all levels are responsible for ensuring those reporting to them understand and comply with this policy and receive adequate and appropriate training.

Policy review

This policy will be reviewed annually and updated as necessary to ensure it remains effective and compliant with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.