Modern Slavery Statement — Cleaners Surrey Commitment

As a responsible provider of Cleaners Surrey and related cleaning services, we declare a clear and unwavering position: our organisation operates a zero-tolerance policy toward modern slavery, human trafficking and forced labour. This statement explains our approach across employment, procurement and partnerships and reflects our ongoing dedication to ethical labour standards across all Cleaners in Surrey activities.

Our policy applies to all workers engaged directly or indirectly by our Surrey cleaning company, including subcontractors, temporary staff and agency workers. We underline that compliance with human rights and employment laws is non-negotiable, and we adopt robust employment checks, fair pay measures and transparent contracts to reduce the risk of exploitation. We actively seek to prevent, detect and respond to any form of modern slavery.

The organisation maintains clear recruitment procedures and vetting to ensure lawful and ethical hiring practices. We require right-to-work verification, identity checks and documented employment terms as standard. Our recruitment processes for cleaning services in Surrey are designed to avoid practices that can enable exploitation, such as informal cash payments or unauthorised subcontracting without oversight.

We recognise that vulnerabilities exist in supply chains and that third-party suppliers can present increased risk. To mitigate this, our procurement policy integrates social compliance clauses and mandatory supplier obligations. We communicate our expectations clearly and include contractual requirements relating to labour standards for all suppliers engaged by our Surrey cleaners operation.

We operate a risk-based supplier audit programme. Key elements include:

• Scheduled and unannounced on-site audits of high-risk suppliers;
• Documentation reviews of payroll, timesheets and recruitment records;
• Interviews with workers where practicable to assess working conditions and freedom of movement.

Audit findings trigger corrective action plans, mandatory remediation timelines and, if necessary, the termination of contracts with suppliers who fail to rectify breaches. Our audit matrix is regularly reviewed to align with evolving best practice and legal requirements for cleaning companies operating in Surrey and beyond.

We have established secure and confidential reporting channels to enable employees, workers and third parties to raise concerns without fear of retaliation. Reports can be made anonymously and are investigated promptly. Our whistleblowing protections are clear: anyone raising a concern in good faith will be safeguarded against adverse treatment.

Training is delivered to managers and front-line supervisors to help them identify indicators of modern slavery and to follow escalation protocols. We provide regular awareness sessions for all staff and include modern slavery topics within inductions for new hires. These measures support a culture where exploitation is not tolerated and where colleagues are empowered to act responsibly.

Monitoring and continual improvement are integral to our approach. We track key performance indicators such as audit pass rates, remediation completion, number of concerns raised and outcomes of investigations. We also maintain records of supplier assessments and employment verification checks to demonstrate compliance and to inform future risk mitigation strategies.

Each year we conduct an annual review of this statement and our related policies to ensure they remain effective and responsive to new risks. The review encompasses a formal assessment of our supply chain mapping, audit outcomes, training uptake and any remediation actions taken. Where improvements are identified, we implement changes and report progress internally.

Strong governance underpins our efforts: senior leadership retains oversight of modern slavery risk management, and designated compliance leads coordinate supplier audits and investigations. We remain committed to transparency, continual refinement and a proactive stance against all forms of labour exploitation as a core value of our Cleaners Surrey operations.

By publishing this statement we reaffirm our responsibility to protect workers, to hold supply chain partners to account, and to pursue continuous improvement in eliminating modern slavery from our business and the wider cleaning sector in Surrey.