Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the “2015 Act”) requires organisations who meet certain criteria to publish an annual statement outlining the steps taken by the organisation to ensure slavery and human trafficking is not taking place within the organisation or in any of its supply chains.
The University of Dundee is an institution of higher education. Our core purpose is the transformation of lives by working locally and globally through the creation, sharing and application of knowledge.
We are committed to the principles of the 2015 Act and to ensuring that there is no modern slavery or human trafficking in our organisation or in our supply chains.
When entering into business contracts, we do so in accordance with our policies to ensure that our business relationships are conducted in an environmentally, socially and economically sustainable manner.
To identify and mitigate risks, we carry out due diligence on new suppliers. As a part of our procurement process we ask the bidders to accept the APUC Supply Chain Code of Conduct and, if the contract value exceeds £50,000, also require bidders to complete a European Single Procurement Document which contains specific disclosure requirements in relation to slavery and human trafficking. Using these documents allows us to ensure that our suppliers acknowledge and comply with our values.
We intend to take the following steps to mitigate any risks in our existing supply chains:
- identifying supply chains which we consider most “at risk” in terms of slavery and human trafficking; and
- working with our suppliers to investigate these supply chains to ensure that no issues are present and that preventative measures are in place.
We are as an institution seeking to identify better and practicable processes in our procurement and business operations which will make a real difference in helping combat slavery and human trafficking.
This statement is made pursuant to section 54(1) of the 2015 Act and constitutes University of Dundee’s slavery and human trafficking statement.
For and on behalf of the University of Dundee
See full Modern Slavery Act 2015