Modern Slavery Policy

Crossway Scaffolding (Elland) Limited acknowledges the provisions of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. We are committed to legal compliance, ethical standards and fundamental human rights as set out by the principles of the ILO/UN Guiding Principles in all our business relationships and have effective systems and controls in place to ensure that modern slavery and /or human trafficking are not taking place within our supply chain or any part of our business. 

Crossway Scaffolding (Elland) Limited has a Zero Tolerance to modern day slavery and human trafficking and will not knowingly support or deal with any business, supplier or organisation involved in slavery or human trafficking. We carry out due diligence on the controls undertaken by suppliers of goods and services as part of our supplier approval process.

Crossway Scaffolding (Elland) Limited is committed to addressing and directly prohibiting activities which are known to contribute to the risk of modern slavery by various means including “right to work” checks on every employee within its employment at induction, raising awareness of modern slavery issues, including how to spot the signs in an organisation.  We expect all our supply chain to perform the same checks and awareness training.

Crossway Scaffolding (Elland) Limited will quickly and thoroughly investigate any claims or indications that a supplier of goods or services to the business is engaging in human trafficking or slave labour, or is otherwise not complying with the requirements of this policy.

The detection and reporting of slavery is the responsibility of all of us. You should raise any concerns about any issue or suspicion of modern slavery in any part of our business or supply chain at the earliest possible stage.  Suitable channels of communication by which you can report confidentially any suspicion of slavery are detailed in our Whistleblowing Policy.

Crossway Scaffolding (Elland) Limited encourage the use of the Modern Slavery Helpline www.modernslaveryhelpline.org 08000 121 700 should any employee or member of our business require any information in regards to modern slavery or labour standard breaches.  Alternatively, in the event of an emergency, police can be contacted on 999 from any phone.

This policy is maintained and reviewed at least annually to ensure that any changes in legislation are incorporated and any changes to our organisation, its scope of operations, and its working arrangements and practices are considered to ensure continued adherence to our commitment. The person with the responsibility for preventing modern slavery within Crossway Scaffolding (Elland) Limited is Steve Fearnehough, Managing Director.

This policy applies to and will be communicated throughout the business and supply chain.