BDO LLP

Policies described

Freedom of workers to terminate employment Freedom of movement Freedom of association Prohibits any threat of violence, harassment and intimidation Prohibits the use of worker-paid recruitment fees Prohibits compulsory overtime Prohibits child labour Prohibits discrimination Prohibits confiscation of workers' original identification documents Provides access to remedy, compensation and justice for victims of modern slavery

Training described

Your whole organisation

Worker engagement and working conditions

Your suppliers Trade unions or worker representative groups Workers within your organisation Workers within your supply chain Businesses in your industry or sector

Social audits

Third party audit arranged by your organisation Third party audit arranged by your supplier

Grievance mechanisms

Using anonymous whistleblowing services, such as a helpline or mobile phone app Through trade unions or other worker representative groups

Other monitoring

Asking new suppliers to sign up to our supplier Code of Conduct - third parties with whom they engage comply with all applicable human rights, employment law practices and ethical business practices.

Actions addressing ILO indicators

Other

Demonstrated progress

Yes, our statement includes information on our progress over time which are monitored by our Modern Slavery Committee. These include KPIs around firm wide mandatory training and completion rates, incorporating Modern Slavery into all our supplier contracts and developing preferred supplier listings for events planning where we have Modern Slavery assurances and spot checks have been completed.

Reported risks and mitigations

• Risk: Engagement and employment of staff (permanent and contract workers) and ensuring appropriate documentation prior to employment
• Area: Within your own operations
• Group: Migrants
• Location: United Kingdom
• Mitigation: Comprehensive background checks and requirement for all staff to provide copy of passport and right to work in the UK at interview stage
• Risk: Use of recruitment agencies for recruitment
• Area: Within your supply chains
• Tier: Tier 1 suppliers
• Mitigation: Updated recruitment agency contracts in place and asking all recruitment agencies to sign up to our Supplier Code of Conduct with a responsibility around inclusion, diversity, whistleblowing and document checking
• Risk: Events and use of short term staffing / events companies for UK events
• Tier: Tier 2 suppliers
• Group: Women Migrants
• Mitigation: Now included at the Proposal stage for Event Management companies to address these specific risks and BDO have the right to perform spot checks on staffing and documentation at events.