Slavery & Human Trafficking Statement

This Slavery & Human Trafficking statement is made on behalf of Fort & Co Limited T/A Fort Solicitors (hereinafter referred to as “we”or “Fort Solicitors”) and the steps we are taking and will continue to take to make sure that Slavery and Human Trafficking does not take place in our business and supply chain. Whilst we are not legally required to set out a statement we consider it best practice to do so.

Our Organisation

Fort Solicitors is the trading name of Fort & Co Limited. Our registered office is 271 Farnham Road Slough Berkshire SL2 1HA. We have offices in Ealing at Saunders House 52 -53 The Mall Ealing London W5 3TA and  Burnham at 32 High Street Burnham Buckinghamshire SL1 7JP. Our Solicitor’s Regulation Authority Number is 524639, Our Vat No: 825 5505 31

Our Policies

Fort Solicitors exercise a zero – tolerance approach to any form of Slavery & Human Trafficking. We endeavour to act in an ethical manner and have a number of internal policies to ensure we conduct business in a transparent manner.

These include:-

  1. An Equality and Diversity Policy
  2. A Whistleblowing Policy
  3. A Recruitment Policy
  4. A Health and Safety Policy
  5. An Anti – Bribery and Corruption Policy

Our Suppliers

All of our suppliers are expected to comply with all applicable Slavery and Human Trafficking regulations and Laws. We are committed to systems and controls being in place to safeguard against any form of Slavery and Human Trafficking taking place within our supply chain.

Training

Members of staff will undergo appropriate training to help them be aware of any suspicious circumstances in our business or our supply chain which could amount to Slavery & Human Trafficking

Performance Indicators

As holder of the SQM (the Specialist Quality Mark) we continuously monitor our systems and controls

 

This statement has been approved by the Directors