Modern Day Slavery And Human Trafficking Statement

Introduction

 

Modern slavery blights our society and harms people all over the world. Slavery continues today in every country in the world. Women forced into prostitution. People forced to work in agriculture, domestic work and factories.

 

Someone is in slavery if they are:

• Forced to work – through coercion, or mental or physical threat.

• Owned or controlled by an ’employer’, through mental or physical abuse or the threat of abuse.

• Dehumanized, treated as a commodity or bought and sold as ‘property’.

• Physically constrained or have restrictions placed on their freedom of movement.

 

Human trafficking involves recruitment, harbouring or transporting people into a situation of exploitation through the use of violence, deception or coercion and forced to work against their will.

 

Many people who fall victim of trafficking want to escape poverty, improve their lives, and support their families. Often, they get an offer of a well-paid job abroad or in another region. Often, they borrow money from their traffickers in advance to pay for arranging the job, travel and accommodation.

 

The social care sector is a large employer of people from abroad and we need to take whatever measures are necessary to prevent modern day slavery and human trafficking.

 

Structure of the Organisation

 

Yocare Healthcare Solutions Limited is a company registered in England and Wales. This statement should be considered the Modern Slavery statement for Yocare Healthcare Solutions Limited

 

Policy

 

We are committed to driving out modern day slavery and human trafficking within our service and those companies who supply us with goods and services whenever it becomes known to us. As part of our commitment to combating modern slavery, we have implemented an Anti­ Slavery Policy. We also make sure our suppliers are aware of our policies and seek to ensure they adhere to the same high standards.

 

Due diligence

 

As part of our efforts to monitor and reduce the risk of slavery and human trafficking occurring within our supply chains, we have adopted a number of procedures and continue to review our processes and best practice guidance with a view to:

 

Identifying and assessing areas of potential risk in our business and supply chains

monitoring potential risk areas in our business and supply chains

reducing the risk of slavery and human trafficking occurring in our business and supply chains

providing adequate protection for whistleblowers.

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Risk and compliance

 

Yocare Healthcare Solutions Limited regularly evaluates the nature and extent of its exposure to the risk of modern slavery occurring in its supply chain.

 

We do not consider that we operate in high-risk sectors or locations because the majority of our staff and suppliers are based in the UK.

 

Where we identify a potential risk, these will be investigated, remediated and mitigated through activities such as due diligence, improved procurement and recruitment practices or industry collaboration.

 

 

Preventative measures

 

The manager and senior staff will ensure they are aware of the requirements of the Modern Day Slavery Act 2015, and ensure copies of the act are available to all staff. We invest in educating our senior staff, recruitment and procurement staff to recognise the risks of modern slavery and human trafficking in our business and supply chains. Through our training programmes and other communication channels, employees are encouraged to identify and report any potential breaches of the organisation’s Anti-Slavery Policy

 

We will not knowingly support or deal with any business involved in slavery or human trafficking in accordance with Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.

 

We will ensure as far as practical that we take account of the threat of modern day slavery and human trafficking in our recruitment process and appointment of staff.

 

Any member of staff found to be involved in modern day slavery or human trafficking will be subject to disciplinary procedures.

 

Further actions and sign-off

The Company remains committed to preventing slavery or human trafficking from occurring in our business or supply chains, and we intend to continue to strive to improve and strengthen the existing safeguards we have in place.

This statement is made in accordance with section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and constitutes Yocare Healthcare Solutions Limited Modern Slavery Statement.

 

Signed by:

 

Chiedza Bianca Antonio

Director

 

Yocare Healthcare Solutions Limited.

 

Date: 01/09/2021