This statement is made pursuant to section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and constitutes our slavery and human trafficking statement for the financial year ending 31st December 2022.
This statement sets out the steps Glove Club Ltd takes to understand and address any risk of slavery and human trafficking related to its business.
Our Business
We sell, market, and distribute a broad range of own and third party-branded medical devices to hospitals, pharmacies, GPs and other healthcare providers in the UK. We also supply a wide range of other customers, on a B2B and B2C basis.
Glove Club Ltd is a privately-owned company, and the headquarters are in Perivale, Middlesex, UK.
The primary sources of the products we distribute are supplied by regulated medical device manufacturers and distributors. Most of these organisations are in countries where the risk of modern slavery and human trafficking is low. Where we already deal with suppliers in countries where this risk is higher, more robust controls are in place.
Our Policy
Glove Club Ltd is opposed to slavery and human trafficking in any part of our business or our supply chain. We are therefore committed to ensuring that we have suitable procedures in place to identify and prevent these practices.
Our working practices and Human Resource policies commit Glove Club Ltd to providing a workplace that is free from discrimination, intimidation, hostility, and violence.
Our Policies on Slavery and Human Trafficking
This Policy requires us to consider the risk of slavery or human trafficking arising in the countries where our suppliers are located. Having conducted this risk assessment, the Policy requires us to conduct suitable due diligence and to put in place controls to prevent slavery and human trafficking.
As part of our compliance with the Modern Slavery policy, Glove Club Ltd are committed to taking the following steps:
to assess potential risk areas in our supply chains, including where suppliers are in countries where modern forms of slavery or human trafficking are prevalent
to mitigate the risk of slavery and human trafficking occurring in our supply chains, including by reviewing the controls that our suppliers have in place and carrying out other suitable checks
to monitor potential risk areas in our supply chains on a periodic basis.
Where we identify instances of modern slavery or human trafficking, we will take suitable action to deal with the issues in question- action taken may include not appointing the supplier. It maybe also involve notifying relevant authorities of the issues involved.
Where a supplier does not have suitable controls in place to prevent slavery and human trafficking, we will consider whether we can work with them to implement improvements.
Responsibility for ensuring that our procedures are adequate and are adhered to in all areas of our activities rests with the senior management team of Glove Club Ltd.
Training
All employees involved in supply chain and recruitment have been trained on the requirements of the Act. This training is regularly reviewed.
Monitoring
Glove Club Ltd do not see any risk of forced labour or child labour within our own organisation and we work closely with new and existing suppliers to reinforce our zero tolerance approach on such issues.
This statement was approved by Manoj Parmar, Managing Director, on 22/11/2019
