p.g. 2 'During the year, we have contacted all key suppliers and business partners regarding the mod

ern slavery legislation and required that they confirm their compliance with WHSmith's updated Ethical Trade Code of Conduct and Human Rights Policy and to provide details of the approach they are taking to assess and manage modern slavery risks within their own business and supply chains.'

p.g. 3 indicates some type of training also. 'We have updated the guidance we provide for our line managers to give them background on the modern slavery risks and help them to understand how to identify these risks for themselves and what steps they should take in such an instance.'

We have updated the guidance we provide for our line managers to give them background on the modern slavery risks and help them to understand how to identify these risks for themselves and what steps they should take in such an instance.3

Audits are conducted by our in-house, specialist audit team based in China who have been trained on modern slavery risks and conduct specific checks on modern slavery issues as part of these audits.2

Training has been provided for personnel handling calls to this line to ensure that they understand how to identify any suspected cases of modern slavery and the actions they should take to escalate this so that appropriatesteps can be taken.3

In our UK business, we will maintain a regular dialogue with suppliers operating in sectors with a higher risk of slavery, and aim to also encourage key UK suppliers to build their own capacity to manage this complex issue through participation in modern slavery training.3