Introduction on Approach
We, Ace Dental Ltd, are committed to improving our practices to combat slavery and human trafficking in our business and supply chain. Ace Dental is determined to ensure that there is no slavery or human trafficking within its business or supply chains.
Organisational structure
We are a supplier of services within the dental healthcare industry. Ace Dental Ltd has its head office in the UK. We have under 50 employees and operate in the UK.
Our supply chains
As a provider dental healthcare, our supply chains span international jurisdictions, but none are higher risk countries. Where commercially possible we will source suppliers in countries with high labour standards.
Relevant Policies
We operate a number of internal policies to ensure that we are conducting
business in an ethical and transparent manner. These include:
Recruitment policy.
We operate a robust recruitment policy, including conducting eligibility to work in the UK checks for
all employees to safeguard against human trafficking or individuals being forced to work against their will.
Whistleblowing policy.
We operate a whistleblowing policy so that all employees know that they can raise concerns about how colleagues are being treated, or practices within our business or supply chain, without fear of reprisals.
Due Diligence Processes For Slavery And Human Trafficking
As part of our initiative to identify and mitigate risk we have in place processes to:
- Mitigate the risk of slavery and human trafficking occurring in our supply chains, including ensuring compliance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015 is a condition of all of our supplier contracts.
- Protect whistle blowers.
Training and Awareness
To ensure a high level of understanding of the risks of modern slavery and human trafficking in our supply chains and our business, we will raise awareness of modern slavery issues for all relevant staff and in particular:
- the basic principles of the Modern Slavery Act 2015;
- how employees can identify and prevent slavery and human trafficking; and
- what employees can do to flag up potential slavery or human trafficking issues to the relevant parties within the organisation and in accordance with Whistleblowing policy and procedure.
Our Effectiveness In Combating Slavery And Human Trafficking
We ensure all relevant staff are made aware of the basic principles of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and know how to flag any concerns to the business.
In addition, we continue to review supply chains and, where necessary, contact suppliers to ensure that they agree to comply with the requirements of the Act and the Group’s policy.
Following a review of the effectiveness of the steps we have taken to ensure there is no modern slavery or human trafficking in our supply chains, we intend to take the following further steps:
- review our supplier due diligence processes;
- ensure that training is updated and all relevant staff are made aware of the principles of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and its relevance to their role
This statement is made pursuant to section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and constitutes our Group’s slavery and human trafficking statement for the financial year ending 31st March 2023 and was approved by the board on the 17 May 2023.
Sunil Chopra
Director – Ace Dental Ltd.
Date: 8th November 2024