Statement Date: 2024-11-10

Introduction

This statement is made pursuant to section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and sets out the steps that A Mindful Message has taken during the financial year ending 2024-11-10 to prevent modern slavery and human trafficking in its business and supply chains.

Our Business

A Mindful Message is a counselling service. We operate in the United Kingdom and have a global network of practitioners and service users.

Our Commitment to Modern Slavery Prevention

A Mindful Message is committed to preventing modern slavery and human trafficking in its business and supply chains. We believe that all people have the right to live and work freely and without coercion, and we are committed to doing our part to eradicate modern slavery.

Our Actions

We have taken a number of steps to prevent modern slavery and human trafficking in our business and supply chains, including:

• Developing and implementing a modern slavery policy. Our policy sets out our commitment to modern slavery prevention and our expectations of our employees, suppliers, and other business partners.
• Conducting due diligence on our suppliers. We assess our suppliers’ risk of modern slavery and human trafficking and take appropriate action to mitigate those risks. This may include conducting on-site audits, requiring suppliers to sign our code of conduct, and providing training on modern slavery prevention.
• Raising awareness of modern slavery among our employees. We provide training to our employees on modern slavery prevention and how to identify and report potential cases of modern slavery.
• Monitoring our supply chains. We monitor our supply chains for potential cases of modern slavery and take appropriate action to address any issues that are identified.
• We are committed to continuous improvement in our modern slavery prevention efforts.
• In the coming year, we plan to:
• Continue to develop and implement our modern slavery policy and procedures.
• Expand our due diligence of our suppliers to include more detailed risk assessments and on-site audits.
• Provide further training to our employees on modern slavery prevention.
• Work with our suppliers to raise awareness of modern slavery and to implement best practices in modern slavery prevention.

Conclusion

A Mindful Message is committed to preventing modern slavery and human trafficking in its business and supply chains. We believe that all people have the right to live and work freely and without coercion, and we are committed to doing our part to eradicate modern slavery.