TFALC Ltd T/A Lime Licensing Group (“Lime”) is publishing this statement in compliance with Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 to detail our compliance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
ORGANISATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
Lime is a UK based company operating through 3 franchised locations in the UK. Beyond the employees at Head Office our Regional Offices, accounts and telemarketing personnel are all self employed and engage with us as suppliers to Lime and our clients.
Modern slavery is a crime and a violation of fundamental human rights. It takes various forms, such as slavery, servitude, forced and compulsory labour and human trafficking, all of which have in common the deprivation of a person’s liberty by another in order to exploit them for personal or commercial gain.
Lime is committed to improving our practices to combat slavery and human trafficking.
This statement is made pursuant to section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and constitutes Limes’ slavery and human trafficking statement for the financial year ending 2019
Our Business: Lime Licensing Group
Our supply chains
Our supply chains relate to the provision of franchise consulting and recruitment services. Our anti- slavery policy forms part of our agreement with suppliers. We expect high standards of all our suppliers and that they work to all relevant requirements under the Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Act.
OUR POLICIES ON SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING
We are committed in ensuring that there is no modern slavery or human trafficking in our supply chains or in any part of our business.
Considering the obligation to report on measures to ensure that all parts of our business and supply chain are slavery free we continually review our workplace policies and procedures to assess their effectiveness in identifying and tackling modern slavery issues.
Our workplace policies and procedures demonstrate our commitment to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure slavery and human trafficking is not taking place anywhere in our supply chains.
Lime has been running and managing franchises in the UK since 2007. With a strong reputation in the franchise and licensing industry, we provide management support for a wide range of UK brands.
Due diligence processes for slavery and human trafficking
As part of our initiative to identify and mitigate risk we:
- We will work closely with our suppliers to ensure that they have taken all reasonable measures to comply with the Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Act
- We are committed to confronting this crime through effective due diligence and risk assessment, raising awareness of modern slavery and collaborating to protect the most vulnerable groups of people.
- Operate and promote a Whistleblowing policy, providing an open, transparent and confidential opportunity for employees to raise any concerns where slavery or human trafficking might be suspected.
- Provide access to our Managing Director, Andy Cheetham with any concerns.
We have in place systems to:
- Identify and assess potential risk areas in our supply chains.
- Mitigate the risk of slavery and human trafficking occurring in our supply chains.
- Monitor potential risk areas in our supply chains.
- Protect whistle blowers.
- Investigate any reports of modern slavery practices.
- Supplier adherence to our values
Training
To ensure a high level of understanding of the risks of modern slavery and human trafficking in our supply chains and our business, we provide awareness training to our staff.
Our Performance Indicators Include:
- Staff are trained in the awareness of the Modern Slavery Act
- The company receives no reports of practices which contravene the Modern Slavery Act
- Regularly review the statement to ensure that Limes is compliant and meeting the requirements of the Modern Slavery Act 2015
Andy Cheetham
Managing Director
Lime Licensing Group