Modern Slavery Statement for TimeLine Gifts Ltd
At TimeLine Gifts LTD (TG), we are committed to making sure that there is no form of modern slavery or human trafficking in our organisation, our supply chains.
In line with the Modern Slavery Act 2015, this is our modern slavery and human trafficking statement for the financial year ending December 2024.
It sets out:
- who we are as an organisation and what we do
- where we believe our risks of slavery and human trafficking exist
- how we currently manage those risks
- what further steps we are taking to ensure we continue to manage those risks
We have followed guidance provided by the Home Office and this statement has been evaluated using the Ethical Trading Initiative ‘Modern Slavery Statements: A Framework for Evaluation’.
About us
TimeLine Gifts Ltd (TG) is a major UK manufacturer of heritage and promotional products.
We are privately limited company, register number 12727868 with a small team of employees and consultants.
Our factory and offices are at Unit 2A, Bowles Well Gardens, Dover Road, Folkestone, Kent CT19 6PQ.
Our structure
TG is operated by both its employees and consultants from Ancestors of Dover Partners LLP who also consult for other companies such as AncManufacturing Ltd.
Our people
We have previously employed a number of staff through the Governments Kickstarter scheme who went on to becoming either apprentices or fully employed on completion of their course.
We aim successfully to employ a workforce that reflects, at all levels, the diversity of society as a whole.
For all people we employ, whether permanent or short-term posts, we require proof of eligibility to work in the UK. This is verified during the recruitment process before any offer of employment.
Our contractors and supply chains
As a manufacturer we buy a wide range of component parts and materials to make our goods. Our main supply chains fall under the following categories:
- Manufacturers
- Wholesalers
Our supply base is predominately English with some international making up approximately 15%. All our suppliers of components or finished product are required to comply with the Modern Slavery Act and it is our aim to get all suppliers, where possible, to sign a declaration of Modern Slavery Compliance.
Policies
We believe the following policies help us minimise the risk of modern slavery and human trafficking in our organisation.
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For all employees and consultants of TG, this provides guidance about employee rights, responsibilities and duties while at work including fair treatment, disclosure of convictions, gifts and hospitality and conflicts of interest.
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Being an SME we currently we do not have any explicit Modern Slavery Policy for TG. However our existing policies support and reference the Modern Slavery Act and this statement.
Risk assessment
It is our view that our most significant risk of modern slavery or human trafficking is connected to our supply chains. However, Nicholas Humphery-Smith, visits and has personal knowledge of almost all our suppliers overseas and has many long years of association with the companies UK suppliers to ensure that they all comply.
We believe that our recruitment policies and processes mitigate the risk of our directly employing any person that has been trafficked or coerced into working. However, we remain vigilant to the risk.
Training for staff
We provide training to staff, through our induction processes and ongoing learning and development, on our corporate policies. We also provide extra training and guidance to staff involved in recruitment and procurement exercises. This training helps us to make sure staff follow our policy and procedures, which we believe lessens some of the risks of modern slavery and human trafficking.
However, we know we can do more, and so we are committed to reviewing how we can improve training provided to staff with roles most likely to encounter risks of modern slavery and human trafficking, with the aim of developing and providing appropriate training to those staff and being a very small staff base means that any risks are greatly reduced.
We believe that vision and our priorities are consistent with an organisation committed to preventing modern slavery and human trafficking in all areas we operate.
