Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking Policy 

TutumTravel is committed to the principles of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and the abolition of modern slavery and human trafficking.

As an equal opportunities employer, we're committed to creating and ensuring a non-discriminatory and respectful working environment for our staff and drivers. We want everyone at TutumTravel to feel confident that they can expose wrongdoing without any risk to themselves.

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Our recruitment and people management processes are designed to ensure that all prospective employees are legally entitled to work in the UK and to safeguard employees from any abuse or coercion. We do not enter into business with any organisation, in the UK or abroad, which knowingly supports or is found to be involved in slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour.

Due to the nature of our business, we assess ourselves to have a ...low/medium/high risk of modern slavery in our business and supply chains. Our supply chains are limited and we procure goods and services from a restricted range of UK suppliers, mainly through UK government frameworks. The regional councils we partner with have also published their own statement on slavery and human trafficking. This includes mechanisms for guarding against modern slavery in their clients' supply chains

The following policies are available to all drivers and staff at TutumTravel. A physical and PDF copy is issued to each individual from the first day, physical copies are available in each vehicle:

• Code of conduct

• Ethics policy

• Speak Up policy

• Bullying and harassment policy

• Diversity and inclusion policy

• Recruitment and selection policy

We will continue to embed the principles through:

• providing awareness training to staff on the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and informing them of the appropriate action to take if they suspect a case of slavery or human trafficking

• ensuring staff involved in procurement activity are aware of and follow modern slavery procurement guidance on GOV.UK

• ensuring that consideration of the modern slavery risks and prevention are added to TutumTravel's policy review process as service provider and procurer of goods and services

• making sure TutumTravel and the regional councils's procurement strategies and contract terms and conditions include references to modern slavery and human trafficking

• continuing to take action to embed a zero tolerance policy towards modern slavery

• ensuring that staff involved in buying or procurement and the recruitment and deployment of workers receive training on modern slavery and ethical employment practices

This statement has been approved by Catherine Solé-Pike, for the financial year ending 31 March 2025.

This statement will be reviewed and updated every year.