Ethical audits are carried out annually, where their Corrective action Points (CAP's) are included in part of the risk assessment. CAPS "are used as a development tool to improve ALL conditions and are generally looked upon as being a constant pro-active tool for overall improvement of the supplier... global standards ethical improvement."

In tier 1, Matalan has its head office employees take Modern Day Slavery Training. In terms of ensuring that their supply chain doesn't use slavery, they investigate where they source their materials. They have their empoyees visit suppliers in their factories and report suspicions of modern slavery or other unjust treatment.

Matalan requires all suppliers and factories to comply with their Ethical Trading Policy and undergo third party auditing along with committing to the Code of Conduct. This code confirms freely-chosen employment, prohibition of forced, bonded, or involuntary prison labour, non-requirement of depositing identity papers, freedom of association, the right to form trade unions, the support of employers of trade unions, and nondiscrimination against worker representatives. Matalan also has an Anti-Corruption and Bribery Policy which suppliers must comply with. All suppliers are audited annually and Matalan is a signatory party of the Bangladesh Accord.

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Code of Conduct

In addition to the 3rd party audit requirement all suppliers are required to sign documentation confirming their factories compliance with Matalan Sourcing Policy and commit to meeting our Code of Conduct as a condition of doing business with us.

Key clauses in relation to Modern Slavery are:

1. Employment is freely chosen

1.1 There is no forced, bonded or involuntary prison labour.

1.2 Workers are not required to lodge "deposits" or their identity papers with their employer and are free to leave their employer after reasonable notice.

2. Freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining are respected

2.1 Workers, without distinction, have the right to join or form trade unions of their own choosing and to bargain collectively.

2.2 The employer adopts an open attitude towards the activities of trade unions and their organisational activities.

2.3 Workers representatives are not discriminated against and have access to carry out their representative functions in the workplace.

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"Our Suppliers of goods, their factories and any associated 3rd party partners within our Supply Chain are also required to comply with our Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy for Suppliers which demonstrates our zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery.

We also ensure that all new contracts with franchise partners and key Suppliers of services include contractual obligations to comply with our Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy for Suppliers."