Swiss Cottage Skip Hire — Modern Slavery Statement

Swiss Cottage Skip Hire publishes this Modern Slavery Statement to set out our approach to preventing slavery and human trafficking across our operations and supply chain. We declare a zero-tolerance policy towards any form of forced labour, exploitation or human trafficking. This anti-slavery statement reflects our commitment to ethical practice and to maintaining a workplace and supplier network free from such abuses.

We recognise that a clear Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement must be underpinned by practical actions. Our board endorses robust governance, with responsibility for compliance and risk management assigned to senior management. We incorporate anti-slavery clauses in contracts and require suppliers to adhere to our slavery and human trafficking policy, ensuring legal and ethical standards are understood and enforced.

As part of our due diligence, we conduct risk assessments across business areas and supply chains. We target high-risk categories and geographies and prioritise audits where risk indicators are strongest. Our supplier audits combine document reviews, site inspections and worker interviews to detect potential breaches of our modern slavery policy and to verify fair labour practices.

We operate a programme of continuous supplier engagement. This includes onboarding checks, mandatory declarations, and scheduled supplier audits to ensure ongoing compliance. Where issues are identified, we require corrective action plans, monitor remediation and, if necessary, will terminate relationships that fail to meet our standards. This enforcement underlines our zero-tolerance policy and commitment to responsible procurement.

Our approach to staff awareness and training is integral to the modern slavery policy. Employees receive training on spotting signs of exploitation, safe recruitment practices and escalation protocols. We encourage staff to raise concerns and provide resources to managers to support investigations while protecting whistleblowers from retaliation.

We maintain clear reporting channels for concerns about forced labour or trafficking. Employees and third parties can report anonymously through internal hotlines and secure online forms. All reports are treated seriously, investigated promptly and escalated to senior leadership. We use these channels to capture trends, improve controls and uphold our anti-slavery statement in practice.

Our procurement policy embeds human rights considerations and includes contractual warranties that suppliers must comply with our Modern Slavery Policy. We require evidence of ethical recruitment, working hours, wages and freedom of movement for workers. We also ask suppliers to provide records demonstrating transparency in their own supply chains and to commit to third-party verification where appropriate.

We publish our findings and progress transparently in this modern slavery and human trafficking statement and related governance reports. Key performance measures include the number of supplier audits completed, corrective actions implemented and training hours delivered to staff. These metrics help us track the effectiveness of our interventions and drive continuous improvement.

Annual Review and Continuous Improvement

Review Frequency and Accountability

We undertake an annual review of our anti-slavery measures, risk profile and supplier performance. The review assesses policy effectiveness, audit outcomes and the adequacy of reporting channels. Results are reported to the executive team and inform updates to our anti-slavery controls. Our commitment to periodic review ensures the modern slavery statement remains current and responsive to emerging risks.

In addition to the annual review, we run quarterly governance checks and update training and supplier criteria as needed. We will continue to strengthen our controls, collaborate with industry partners and support victims of exploitation where identified. Through these actions Swiss Cottage Skip Hire pledges to uphold high standards and to eradicate modern slavery from our operations and supply chain.