BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)

Policies described

Freedom of workers to terminate employment Freedom of movement Freedom of association Prohibits any threat of violence, harassment and intimidation Prohibits child labour Prohibits discrimination Provides access to remedy, compensation and justice for victims of modern slavery

Training described

Other

Worker engagement and working conditions

Your suppliers

Grievance mechanisms

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

Other monitoring

Due diligence for supplier during the procurement process. Also FCDO code of conduct for applicable programs

Demonstrated progress

• By end of March 2022, the British Council will be in a position to report on the following: - percentage of suppliers falling into the high-risk categories to have completed modern slavery questionnaires at evaluation stage; and - numbers of staff globally who have accessed our new modern slavery awareness raising digital training package.

Reported risks and mitigations

• Risk: '- Hotels, venues and events services, globally
• Area: We see the risks occurring across the tiers because of the way we buy the services
• Group: Migrants
• Mitigation: We are asking suppliers to tell us about what policies they have in place
• Risk: '- Building operations (including security, cleaning, catering, maintenance, gardening) globally
• Risk: '- Temporary labour providers globally