There is evidence within the report to show the Countryside Property's Plc have put policies into place to try and prevent their suppliers from working in an unethical way: ]

"Countryside’s policies We operate a number of internal policies which require that we conduct business in an ethical and transparent manner. These include: • Anti-slavery policy - which sets out Countryside’s stance on modern slavery and explains how employees can identify any instances of this and where they can go for help. 

• Recruitment policy – which includes the requirement to conduct eligibility checks for the right to work in the UK for all employees to safeguard against human trafficking or individuals being forced to work against their will. • Anti-Bribery and Corruption policy – which sets strict limits for the giving or receiving of gifts or hospitality and requires transparency for all employees through quarterly disclosure. • Whistleblowing policy – which facilitates a third party confidential line in cases where an individual discovers information which they believe shows serious malpractice or wrongdoing within the Company (the individual is able to disclose this information without fear of reprisal). • Code of Conduct - which explains the manner in which all Countryside employees and agents must behave and how we expect our suppliers and contractors to act."

A section within the report would suggest that suppliers respect labour rights and this is because we can see they are expected to produce annual slavery and trafficking report. However, it is important to recognise that the statement only says 'certain suppliers', therefore meaning that not ALL suppliers may be respectful of the policies:

"Further steps to be undertaken We have asked certain suppliers to produce an annual slavery and human trafficking report, setting out the steps they have taken to ensure slavery and human trafficking is not taking place in any part of their business or supply chain."