Modern Slavery Act

Modern slavery and human trafficking statement & Policy

D R Newitt and its subidiaries (D R Newitt & Associates, D R Newitt Recuitment, D R Newitt Limited and D R Newitt Interim) recognise that 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.

D R Newitt and all it’s subsidiaries have a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery and we are committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business dealings and relationships and 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.

We are also committed to ensuring there is 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.

Organisational structure

We are a provider of Recruitment Services in a number of sectors including, Food Manufacturing, FMCG Manufacturing Health & Beauty, IT and Finance

We have a global annual turnover of £8 Million.

Our policies on slavery and human trafficking

We are committed to ensuring that there is no modern slavery or human trafficking in our supply chains or in any part of our business.

In light of the obligation to report on measures to ensure that all parts of our business and supply chain are slavery free we have put in place a designated Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy.

Our Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy demonstrates 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.

Due diligence processes for slavery and human trafficking

We have in place systems to:

• Identify and assess potential risk areas in our supply chains.
• Mitigate the risk of slavery and human trafficking occurring in our supply chains.
• Monitor potential risk areas in our supply chains.
• Protect whistle blowers.

Supplier adherence to our values

We have zero tolerance to slavery and human trafficking. To ensure all those in our supply chain and contractors comply with our values we have in place a supply chain compliance programme.

Scope/to whom this policy applies

This policy applies to all persons working for D R Newitt or on our behalf in any capacity, including employees at all levels, directors, officers, agency workers, seconded workers, volunteers, interns, agents, contractors, external consultants, third-party representatives and business partners. This policy does not form part of any employee’s contract of employment and D R Newitt may amend it at any time.