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Last updated: 12 December 2025
1.1 The University of Gloucestershire is a higher education establishment that employs approximately 1,200 staff members, teaches in the region of 10,000 students and purchases approximately £24m per annum of goods, services and works through various supply chain arrangements. The University is registered as a company, no: 06023243.
1.2 The University is committed to employing staff, engaging with and supporting our students, acquiring goods, services and works for its requirements, and otherwise conducting its business without causing harm to others. In so doing, we are committed to supporting the UK Government’s Action Plan to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
1.3 The University have a zero-tolerance policy in relation to modern slavery and human trafficking and is committed to continuing to work with the multi-agency Gloucestershire Anti-Slavery Partnership, as it has for a number of years, to keep addressing areas of higher risk and concern.
2.1 This Statement is designed to satisfy the requirements of Part 6 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, by informing our Members, students, staff, and other stakeholders about the University and its policy with respect to modern slavery, human trafficking, forced and bonded labour and labour rights violations in its supply chains.
Direct employment of staff
3.1 The University and its subsidiaries mitigates the risk of the occurrence of modern slavery in its teams of directly employed staff through strict adherence to its robust HR recruitment and candidate selection policies. Additionally, the University has a whistle blowing policy through which staff can raise concerns.
Employment of staff through recruitment agencies and other sources
3.2 Temporary staff and other staff recruited indirectly by the University are only recruited through established and accredited sources who can provide assurance that they fully comply with the requirements of all legislation relating to the rights and welfare of their candidates and employees.
Students
3.3 Although the risks of students experiencing occurrences of modern slavery or human trafficking through direct contact with the University are extremely low, it is appreciated that whilst living within Cheltenham and Gloucester and the surrounding area, they may become aware of such instances or on very rare occasions be entrapped into adopting the life style of a modern slave. To mitigate these circumstances, the University has easily accessible and well-known channels through which students can obtain assistance, support and advice on their wellbeing.
3.4 Student support staff within the Student Experience Directorate, as well as key staff members within the University’s Students’ Union, receive training briefings on the issues related to modern slavery, and how students can be supported should they present with related concerns.
Supply chain
3.5 The University’s supply chain has been identified as the area of highest risk in terms of possible occurrences of modern slavery. To mitigate this the following action has been taken:
3.6 The University’s Procurement and Commercial function is supported by a published and implemented Sustainability Strategy and Procurement Strategy to which we are fully committed. These strategies contain steps within the supplier selection process to ensure that slavery and human trafficking are not taking place in the supply chain.
3.7 The University is a member of the Southern Universities Procurement Consortium (SUPC), which works with the other UK higher education procurement consortia to deliver and manage large joint purchasing, developmental and improvement projects for collaborative procurement within the sector. Together, the purchasing consortia have published a shared Sustainability Policy to which all member consortia are committed. This policy contains steps that form part of the supplier selection for the major contract procurement processes that are conducted for the consortium members and supports ensuring that slavery and human trafficking are not taking place in the supply chain.
3.8 The following procurement categories have been identified as higher risk in terms of finding modern slavery and human trafficking occurrences in the supply chain:
3.9 When procuring goods, works and services in the higher risk categories the University ensures that suppliers are required to prove a high level of corporate social responsibility during the tendering and selection process.
4.1 The University of Gloucestershire continues to commit to better understanding its supply chains and working towards greater transparency and responsibility towards people working within them.
4.2 The supply chains which represent a medium to high risk of modern slavery, human trafficking, forced and bonded labour, and labour rights violations are continually monitored and we will take appropriate action if necessary.
4.3 The University is aware of modern slavery and human trafficking considerations within specific procurement categories and incorporates these into supplier selection processes during procurement and as part of ongoing contract management.
4.4 Our suppliers in the higher risk areas are encouraged to commit to the Base Code of the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI). The ETI Base Code is founded on the conventions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and is an internationally recognised code of labour practice, requiring that:
4.5 The University is a member of The Gloucestershire Anti-Slavery Partnership and university staff can access online training aimed at raising awareness of the risks of modern slavery in the local community via the ASP website.
4.6 The University complies with Home Office registration and publication of modern slavery statements – view our previous statement – update required once this revised statement has been approved by Council.
4.7 The University’s ‘Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Guidance’ centralised web page (to be updated once revised statement & guidance has been approved by council) has been developed on the University’s Staffnet and guides readers to a number of key sources of information relating to modern slavery and human trafficking.
4.8 This Statement has been approved and published by the University Council and will be reviewed at least once annually.
Nicola de longh
Chair of Council
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