Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement

Introduction

This Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement is a response to Section 54(1), Part 6 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and relates to actions and activities for the financial year ending 31 March 2021.

Praxiis Limited ('the Company', 'we', 'us' or 'our') is committed to preventing slavery and human trafficking violations in its own operations, its supply chain, and its products. We have zero-tolerance towards slavery and require our supply chain to comply with our values.

Organisational Structure

Praxiis Limited has business operations in the United Kingdom.

We operate in the information technology sector. The nature of our supply chains is as follows: We work with several key direct suppliers, who provide us with goods, such as equipment for our premises, and services, such as outsourced business processes, IT software and marketing services.

For more information about the Company, please visit our website: www.praxiis.co.uk.

Policies

We operate a number of internal policies to ensure that we are conducting business in an ethical and transparent manner.

These include the following:

· Recruitment and selection policy - The Company uses only specified, reputable employment agencies to source labour and always verifies the practices of any new agency it is using before accepting workers from that agency. All new agencies are required to sign the agreement to conform to the standards of the Company.

· Whistleblowing policy - The Company encourages all its employees, customers and other business partners to report any concerns related to the direct activities, or the supply chains of, the organisation. This includes any circumstances that may give rise to an enhanced risk of slavery or human trafficking. The Company’s Whistleblower Policy is designed to provide all employees with the ability to report any violations of the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics without fear of retaliation. Additionally, the Whistleblower Policy has been specifically designed to ensure that any employee who wishes to raise a concern on an anonymous basis can do so.

· Staff code of conduct - The Company’s Code of Conduct is the compass by which directors, officers, employees, and contractors of Praxiis are expected to always conduct themselves. All Company business is to be conducted with the high standards of integrity and in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. This Code applies to the Company and all of its subsidiaries worldwide.

We make sure our suppliers are aware of our policies and adhere to the same standards.

Due Diligence

As part of our efforts to monitor and reduce the risk of slavery and human trafficking occurring in our supply chains, we have adopted the following due diligence procedures:
·     Internal supplier audits.
Our due diligence procedures aim to:
·     Identify and action potential risks in our business and supply chains.
·     Monitor potential risks in our business and supply chains
·     Reduce the risk of slavery and human trafficking occurring in our business and supply chains.
·     Provide protection for whistleblowers.

Risk and compliance

The Company has evaluated the nature and extent of its exposure to the risk of slavery and human trafficking occurring in its UK supply chain through:

· Evaluating the slavery and human trafficking risks of each new supplier.

We do not consider that we operate in a high-risk environment because the majority of our supply chain is based in the UK and in low-risk industries, such as internet software and services.

We do not tolerate slavery and human trafficking in our supply chains. Where there is evidence of failure to comply with our policies and procedures by any of our suppliers, we will seek to terminate our relationship with that supplier immediately.

Effectiveness

The Company uses Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure its effectiveness and ensure that slavery and human trafficking is not taking place in its business and supply chains. These KPIs are as follows:
· We will train our staff about modern slavery issues and increase awareness within the Company.

Training our staff

The Company requires its staff to complete training and ongoing refresher courses on slavery and human trafficking. The Company's training covers:

· How to identify the signs of slavery and human trafficking.

· What initial steps should be taken if slavery or human trafficking is suspected.

· How to escalate potential slavery or human trafficking issues to the relevant parties within the Company.

· What external help is available.

This statement has been approved by a registered director, who will review and update it annually.