Modern Slavery
Creative Support Modern Slavery Statement
This statement has been published in accordance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and the Modern Slavery Act (Transparency in Supply Chains) Regulations 2015. It sets out the position and steps taken by Creative Support Group to prevent Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking in its organisation and supply chains.
Introduction
Creative Support has a zero tolerance approach to Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking of any kind within its operations and supply chains. It is expected that staff will act, both in their capacity as citizens and as employees, on any suspicions they may have that individuals are victims of exploitation, human trafficking or slavery, by reporting their concerns immediately to the police and/or social services
Employees are encouraged to seek further advice from Creative Support’s HR department or via our Code Red Procedure, Jackie Nixon, should they require any support with reporting concerns relating to modern slavery.
Our Business and Supply Chains
Creative Support is a not-for-profit organisation with a strong commitment to developing and delivering person-centred services for people with care and support needs and preventative services for people who are at risk of social exclusion.
Our society was established in 1990 as “Manchester Housing Consortium” to develop a range of housing and support services for people with mental health needs, and we achieved charitable status in 1991.
In January 2012 we were registered as a provider of social housing by the TSA (now HCA) and manage high quality homes.
Training & Awareness
Creative Support specifically covers the Modern Slavery Act training within its Safeguarding training for staff, with awareness resources provided to all attendees on completion. All staff must complete this training as part of induction and must refresh their safeguarding training annually.
Enhanced Modern Slavery training is provided to staff involved with procurement, recruitment, staff resourcing and HR, as departments which we have identified as the high risk areas of our operations.
Policies and Controls
Modern slavery is addressed explicitly in our corporate Modern Slavery, Safeguarding of Adults at Risk, Safeguarding of Children and Young People, Whistleblowing, Recruitment & Selection and Visa Sponsorship policies. We routinely review and update our policies and controls to address the risks from Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking, which also include our Recruitment and Selection, Complaints and Compliments and Customer Care policies.
Procurement
As part of our initiative to identify and mitigate the risks of Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking we will undertake routine assessments of our supply chain to identify high risk areas and develop appropriate action plans.
Anna Lunts, Chief Executive
This statement was reviewed on the 21st November 2024.