Preventing exploitation in a proportionate small-company supply chain.
Document owner: Max Pocock, Lead Consultant Version: 1.0 Statement period: Financial year containing 25 July 2026 [MAX TO CONFIRM FINANCIAL YEAR-END] Issued: 25 July 2026 Review due: 25 July 2027, or earlier after a material supply-chain or legal change Applies to: Managed Services Ltd's operations and supply relationships
Managed Services Ltd does not tolerate slavery, servitude, forced or compulsory labour, human trafficking or exploitation in its work or supply relationships.
1. Voluntary status
This statement is published voluntarily. Managed Services Ltd has not represented that it meets the turnover threshold requiring a statement under section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
Max to confirm before approval: annual and group turnover, the applicable financial year, company structure and whether section 54 applies. If the legal threshold or another mandatory regime applies, this statement must be amended and approved through the required process.
2. Organisation and supply chain
Managed Services Ltd is a founder-led UK consultancy providing research, analysis, engagement and professional services. It may use separately engaged human specialists and suppliers for technology, communications, travel, venues, equipment and professional support.
The company does not assume that a professional-services supply chain is risk-free. Risk may arise through labour providers, outsourced services, recruitment fees, coercive working conditions, vulnerable or migrant labour, opaque subcontracting, high-risk geographies or goods with complex supply chains.
3. Controls
Controls are proportionate to the role, geography, spend and warning signs. They may include:
- checking identity, ownership, capability and the genuine need for a supplier;
- understanding recruitment, subcontracting and payment arrangements;
- using written terms requiring lawful work and equivalent standards;
- prohibiting confiscation of identity documents, worker-paid recruitment fees, coercion and retaliation;
- checking that fees and invoices are credible and paid through transparent routes;
- requiring disclosure and approval of material subcontracting; and
- increasing due diligence, monitoring or contractual rights where risk is higher.
4. Warning signs and response
Warning signs include controlled movement or documents, fear or dependency, unexplained deductions, withheld pay, excessive hours, debt bondage, deceptive recruitment, unsafe accommodation, restricted communication or a supplier refusing reasonable transparency.
Anyone acting for the company must report a concern promptly and must not confront a suspected exploiter or increase danger. Managed Services Ltd will protect immediate safety, preserve relevant information, seek competent advice, notify a client or authority where appropriate and take proportionate supplier or contractual action. Emergency concerns should be reported to the emergency services.
No person will suffer retaliation for raising a concern honestly.
5. Effectiveness and next steps
The company will review higher-risk suppliers, concerns, due-diligence findings and changes in delivery model. Its initial priorities are to maintain clear supplier records, include proportionate contractual expectations and brief people involved in supplier selection.
No claim is made that the company or every supply chain is "slavery-free". The purpose is to identify and reduce risk and act responsibly on credible concerns.
6. Approval and document control
This statement is owned by Max Pocock.
Approval status: [MAX TO CONFIRM AND RECORD FORMAL APPROVAL DATE]
It will be reviewed at least annually. Contract, buyer or jurisdiction-specific modern-slavery requirements must be assessed before relevant work.