Organisation
This statement applies to all companies within and associated to Kelliher Insurance Group (referred to in this statement as ‘The Group’). The information included in the statement refers to the financial year 2024.
Organisational Structure
The Group comprises two trading companies, Kerry London Limited and Trade Direct Insurance Services Limited with offices and staff based in London and the South East. Kerry London is an Insurance Broker which specialises in serving the construction, property, manufacturing, healthcare, sports and leisure sectors. Trade Direct Insurance provides insurance policies primarily to Tradespeople.
The organisation is controlled by three Boards of Directors.
Definitions
The Group considers that modern slavery encompasses:
- Human trafficking;
- Forced work, including child labour, through mental or physical threat;
Being owned or controlled by an employer through mental or physical abuse of the threat of abuse; - Sexual exploitation;
- Being dehumanised, treated as a commodity or being bought or sold as property;
- Being physically constrained or to have restriction placed on freedom of movement.
Commitment
The Group acknowledges its responsibilities in relation to tackling modern slavery and commits to complying with the provisions in the Modern Slavery Act 2015. The Group understands that this requires an ongoing review of both its internal practices in relation to its labour force and, additionally, its supply chains.
The Group does not enter into business with any other organisation, in the United Kingdom or abroad, which knowingly supports or is found to involve itself in slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour.
No labour provided to the Group in the pursuance of the provision of its own services is obtained by means of slavery or human trafficking. The Group strictly adheres to the minimum standards required in relation to its responsibilities under relevant employment legislation in the United Kingdom and in many cases exceeds those minimums in relation to its employees.
Supply Chains
In order to fulfil its activities, the Group’s main supply chains include those related to the provision of insurance services. We understand that some first tier suppliers may be intermediary traders and therefore have further contractual relationships with lower-tier suppliers.
Potential Exposure
In general, the Group considers its exposure to slavery/human trafficking to be limited due to the nature of the industry in which we operate.
Steps
The Group has not, to its knowledge, conducted any business with another organisation which has been found to have involved itself with modern slavery.
In accordance with section 54(4) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, the Group has taken the following steps to ensure that modern slavery is not taking place:
- Robust recruitment process, compliant with UK legislation, which includes a number of pre-employment checks including right to work document checks, referencing and undertaking DBS for relevant posts;
- Employee code of conduct along with mandatory training which defines the responsibilities and standards required for all work for and behalf of the Group;
- In the event a supplier is, or is suspected, to be involved in modern slavery, the company would seek to terminate the agreement.
This statement is made in pursuance of Section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and will be reviewed for each financial year.
This statement has been considered and approved by the Kelliher Insurance Group Board.
Imogen Coggan
Group CEO
May 2024