Legal
Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking Statement
Financial year 2026–27 · Made in the spirit of section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and EU due-diligence standards
1. Our business
Phoebe Grove Care Ltd provides care staff and workforce support to regulated care organisations across Dereham, Norfolk and the wider East Anglia region, and recruits care professionals into permanent and flexible roles. Although our turnover is below the £36 million threshold at which the Modern Slavery Act 2015 requires a statement, we publish one voluntarily because recruitment — particularly of overseas care workers — is a recognised high-risk sector for labour exploitation.
2. Our supply chain
Our supply chain is short: training providers, uniform and equipment suppliers, IT and payroll services, and professional services. The area of greatest inherent risk is the recruitment of workers, which we control directly rather than through third-party labour agencies.
3. What we do about it
No recruitment fees — ever
We never charge candidates a fee to find work, and we do not work with introducers who do. Charging workers for jobs is the single biggest gateway to debt bondage.
Identity & right-to-work checks
Every worker is identity-checked and right-to-work verified in line with Home Office guidance before a first shift, with documents seen and recorded.
Direct, personal payment
Wages are paid into an account in the worker's own name. We watch for warning signs such as shared bank accounts, shared addresses for unrelated workers, or third parties speaking for a candidate.
Fair terms & free movement
Workers receive clear written terms, keep their own identity documents at all times, and are free to leave. We never withhold documents or wages.
4. Training and awareness
Safeguarding training is mandatory for all staff and includes recognising the signs of modern slavery and labour exploitation. Managers involved in recruitment receive additional guidance on spotting coercion, control and document abuse during onboarding.
5. Raising a concern
Anyone — staff, candidates, clients or members of the public — can raise a concern in confidence at hello@phoebegrovecare.co.uk or on 01362 000 000. Concerns are treated as safeguarding matters and will never lead to reprisals against the person reporting. In an emergency, or if someone is in immediate danger, call 999. The national Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline is 08000 121 700.
6. Measuring progress
- 100% of workers identity- and right-to-work checked before first placement.
- 100% of staff current on safeguarding training that covers exploitation.
- Zero tolerance of recruitment fees, confirmed in every supplier and client agreement.
- All concerns investigated, with outcomes reviewed by the registered manager.
7. Approval
This statement was approved by the board of Phoebe Grove Care Ltd.
[TODO: Director name], Director — [TODO: date of board approval]. It will be reviewed and republished annually.