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modern slavery statement

The Inspire Wellbeing Group Modern Slavery Statement 24/25

This statement is made in pursuance of Section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and applies to all companies within and associated to The Inspire Wellbeing Group including its social enterprise, Lena (By Inspire).

ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE

  1. Inspire Wellbeing is an all-island charity and social enterprise whose mission is wellbeing for all. Inspire works alongside people living with mental ill health, intellectual disability, autism and addictions. The term “The Group” is used to cover all companies within the Inspire Wellbeing Group including:
  • Inspire Wellbeing, a company limited by guarantee in Northern Ireland (Company Number: NI025428/Charity Number: 103470).
  • The Group’s social enterprise – Lena (by Inspire), an operating name of Carecall (NI) Limited, a company limited by guarantee in Northern Ireland (Company Number: NI038960) and of EAP Consultants Limited, a company registered in Ireland (Company Registration Number: 372660).
  1. The Group is overseen by a Board of Directors, and the social enterprise also has its own Board of Directors with cross-representation from the main Group Board. The Group’s Head Office is located in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
  2. The Group is predominately involved in the provision of community-based and residential support services (by telephone, email, virtual and face to face) for mental health, addictions and learning disabilities via the charity, and mental health and wellbeing services (by telephone, email, virtual and face to face) to multi-sectoral organisations via its social enterprise

COMMITMENT

  1. The Group is committed to the principles of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and the abolition of modern slavery and human trafficking within its own businesses and in its supply chains. The Group understands that this requires an ongoing review of both its internal practices in relation to its workforce and its supply chains.
  2. The Group has a zero-tolerance policy towards modern slavery. It will refrain from entering into business, and will discontinue any current business, with any other organisation which the Group believes may knowingly or recklessly support or otherwise involve itself in slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour.
  3. The labour supplied to The Group in pursuance of the services it provides is carried out in the countries where those services are provided i.e. Northern Ireland, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.
  1. No labour provided to The Group in the pursuance of the provision of its own services is obtained by means of slavery or human trafficking. The Group strictly adheres to the Working Time Regulations 1998 with Opt Out Agreements available for staff. Salaries paid for standard working hours will meet or exceed national minimum wage or living wage levels as appropriate.

5.Part-time and fixed-term employees within The Group are provided with the same pro-rata contractual entitlements as full-time and permanent employees. If these are not offered, The Group is able to rely on objectively justifiable grounds.

  1. The Group’s recruitment and people management processes are designed to ensure that all prospective employees are legally entitled to work in the UK, and where applicable subject to DBS checks to safeguard employees from any abuse or coercion.
  2. The Group conducts an annual staff survey on an anonymous basis to give employees a voice on their individual role, their department and, The Group as a whole, as appropriate.

POLICIES

The Group has an internal Modern Slavery Policy Statement and Whistleblowing procedure in place both of which are hosted on the staff intranet together with all other company policies and procedures. The former defines The Group’s approach to prevention of Modern Slavery through all its activities, and the latter encourages the reporting of any wrongdoing which is in the public interest. Other related policies include (but are not limited to) The Group’s Equal Opportunities Policy, Employee Relations Policy and Procurement Policy.

TRAINING

Upon commencement of employment, all employees undergo a structured induction process. All employees are made aware of The Group policies relating to standards of behaviour and good practice that are required of them. Mandatory training for all staff currently includes Group Induction, Dignity at Work, Adult Safeguarding, GDPR

The Group is committed to sourcing and/or developing online awareness-raising course on modern slavery which will be mandatory for all staff within The Group to attend. This will be in place before the end of the 25/26 financial year.

POTENTIAL EXPOSURE

The Group considers its risk of exposure to modern slavery to be low. Nonetheless, it has taken steps to ensure that such practices do not take place in its business nor the business of any organisation that supplies goods and/or services to it.

In the operation of its business, The Group’s main supply chains are those related to the provision of services. The Group considers its main, albeit low, exposure to the risk of slavery and human trafficking to exist in its supply chains.

ASSESSMENT OF EFFECTIVENESS IN COMBATTING MODERN SLAVERY

  1. To ensure effectiveness in combatting modern slavery, The Group maintains an accurate supplier list. It will ensure swift, appropriate and proportionate action is taken in response to reports of modern slavery in its supply chains and any complaints made via the whistleblowing procedure will be responded to in accordance with the procedure.
  2. The Group will act upon reports of modern slavery which reference our supply chain. The Group will seek to discontinue business with any tier one supplier found by any relevant enforcement authorities or by any other legitimate source to be involved in modern slavery.
  3. The Group is currently developing a Supplier Code of Conduct which will summarise expected standards of behaviour from vendors, and which will specifically reference the application of a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery in all its forms; this Code of Conduct will be finalised and communicated to The Group’s supply chain commencing early in the 25/26 financial year.
  4. The Group has not, to its knowledge, conducted any business with another organisation which has been found to have involved itself with slavery and/or human trafficking. To date, there have been no reports that any of The Group’s suppliers have been involved in activities covered by the Modern Slavery Act.
  5. As an equal opportunities’ employer, The Group is committed to creating and ensuring a non-discriminatory and respectful working environment for our staff. We want all our staff to feel confident that they can expose wrongdoing without any risk to themselves and as such The Group encourages use of its whistleblowing procedure to report any concerns regarding modern slavery and will investigate any complaints or concerns thoroughly.

REVIEW

This statement is made in pursuance of Section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and applies to all companies within and associated to The Group. It will be reviewed and refreshed at the end of each financial year.

 

This statement relates to the 2024/25 financial year and was approved by:

Kerry Anthony, MBE, Group Chief Executive Officer on 04/04/25

This statement will be approved by the Finance, Risk & Corporate Services Committee

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